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Prayer is a blessing whether you have received what you were asking for or not. Whenever God gives or doesn’t give. He does that for your benefit because when you have your request that means you have received and also when you don’t have your demand that means you have taken too because you have not received what is harmful for you. So whether you have received or not offer your thanks to God in confidence.” – St. John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #prayer #hope #faith #ask #holy50 #blessing

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Christ came that He might slay sin render death null and void and give life to men. The Word of God was made flesh in order that He might destroy death and bring us to life for we are tied and bound to sin. – St. Irenaeus (202 A.D.)

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“Be continually thankful in all things for the mouth that gives thanks is ready to accept blessings.” – H.H. Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) VI #coptic #orthodox #thanks #blessings

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“God’s power is able to perform wonders with you but it awaits your faith.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #faith #nofear

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May God who is always perfect grow and increase in you for the more you comprehend Him the more He will appear to increase in you. As for Himself He does not increase since He is the everlasting Perfection…This is also true of the inner depths of a person for he truly grows in the Lord God who appears increasingly in Him. However the person himself seems to diminish when he falls away from his own arrogance and establishes the glory of God. St. Augustine

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