Our father Adam’s problem was that he desired to take something new above all that he had.
So when he desired to take the glory of divinity,
he lost all that he had of human glory.
Thus, God began to train humanity in giving, by the offering of sacrifices and oblations.
Pope Shenouda III
Do not imagine that a man who is fettered by things pertaining to the body
will be able to possess boldness in prayer before God.
The soul of a pinchpenny is bereft of wisdom,
but the soul of a merciful man is made wise by the Spirit.
As oil feeds the flame of a lamp, […]
“Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel,
for you are My servant; I formed you to be My servant;
therefore, you, O Israel, do not forget Me.
For behold, I blotted out your lawlessness like a cloud and your sins like darkness.
Return to Me, and I will redeem you.
Be glad, O heavens, […]
For my God is great. The Lord our judge will not pass me by.
The Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king. He will save us.
(Isaiah 33:22 Septuagint)
“In that day,” says the Lord,
“I shall gather her who has been broken,
and I will welcome her who has been exiled”
(Micah 4:6, Septuagint)
Great are Your judgments and hard to explain;
therefore, ignorant souls have gone astray.
(Wisdom of Solomon 17:1)
Great glory arises because of the help of the righteous,
But in places of the ungodly, men are conquered.
(Prov 28:13, Septuagint)
You Yourself are my King and God
(Ps 43:5, Septuagint)
You are Yourself; for You are not changed.
I see that the times are changed; but the Creator of times is unchanged.
“You Yourself are my King and God.”
You are wont to guide me – to govern me, to save me.
St. Augustine, commentary […]
But now ask the four-footed animals if they may speak to you,
and the birds of the air if they may report it to you.
Tell the earth if it may interpret it to you,
and the fish of the sea will explain to you.
Who among […]