"Do not be concerned about those who are with you or against you, but take care that God is with you in all that you do..."

 

For man judges by the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart... (1 Samuel 16:7)

 

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honour... (Psalm 8:3–5)

Blessed is the man whom You choose, and cause him to approach You... (Psalm 65:4)

 

غريب عشت في الدنيا - للبابا شنودة

 

غريبا عشت فى الدنيا

 

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault in private. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. And if he refuses to listen to them also, tell the matter to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church, consider him as a heathen and a tax collector to you... (Matthew 18:15-17)

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honour is not fitting for a fool... (Proverbs 26:1)

 

For John the Baptist came neither eating nor drinking, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children... (Luke 7:33-35)

And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?” ....For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry? (John 10:20; Luke 23:31)

 

إكليلُهُ مَضفورٌ

 

إكليلُهُ مَضفورٌ

 

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to them who have been called to His purpose... (Romans 8:28)

 

نسجد لك

 

فلو كنت بعد ارضي الناس لم اكن عبدا للمسيح

 

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High... (Psalm 7:17)

"What shall I give you Lord, in return for all Your kindness? Glory to You for Your love. Glory to You for Your mercy. Glory to You for Your patience. Glory to You for forgiving us our sins. Glory to You for saving our souls. Glory to You for Your incarnation, Glory to You for Your bonds. Glory to You for receiving the cut on Your flesh, Glory to You for accepting mockery. Glory to You for Your crucifixion. Glory to You for Your burial. Glory to You for Your resurrection. Glory to You who were preached, Glory to You in whom they believed. Glory to You who were taken up into heaven. Glory to You who sit in great glory, at the Father's right hand. Glory to You whose will it is that, the sinner should be saved through, Your great mercy and compassion..." (St Ephrem the Syrian)

 

 

They said you will never find the perfect One... They were wrong.

 

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him The Son of Man will be ashamed when He returns in His Father’s glory... (Mark 8:38)

How is it that the Mother of my Lord should come to me... (Luke 1:43)

 

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.... (Psalm 119:105)

 

When we don't accept the truth, God will allow us to believe a lie...

 

Thus says the LORD, "I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten..." (Joel 2:25)

 

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name... (Acts 9:16)

 

 

وأعوض لكم عن السنين التي أكلها الجراد - سفر يوئيل 2: 25

 

"O King of glory, though You hide Your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil..."

 

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a native green tree. Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; indeed I sought him, but he could not be found... (Psalm 37:35-36)

After these things I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven... (Revelation 4:1)

 

 

هَا إنِّي أفتَحُ أمَامَكَ بَابًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يُغلِقَهُ

 

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will return back to him... (Proverbs 26:27)

 

كن مظلوماً ولا تكن ظالماً - Be the one who is oppressed, rather than an oppressor

 

If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body... (James 3:2)

 

كُن يا صديقي كعابر سبيل، وأترك وراءك كل أثر جميل، فما نحنُ في الدُنيا إلا ضيوف، وما على الضيف إلا الرحيل

 

 

لا تتبع المسيح بانفعالات روحيه

 

That which is placed in the Hand of Christ is never lost...

 

Nothing is small in the Eyes of God ...

 

 

There is A God who sees...

 

 

"Live simply so others may simply live..."

 

But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged of no man... (1 Corinthians 2:15)

 

"Acquire the spirit of peace and around you thousands will be saved... " (St. Seraphim of Sarov)

 

Live continually giving glory to God and giving thanks to Him, for one of the greatest sins is ingratitude... (Elder Paisios the Athonite)

 

Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb... (Psalm 37:1-2)

 

He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday... (Psalm 37:6)

 

The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way... (Psalm 37:23)

 

"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God..." (Matthew 5:9)

 

 

‘He who sits alone and is quiet has escaped from three wars: hearing, speaking, seeing: but there is one thing against which he must continually fight: that is, his own heart...' (Abba Anthony the great)

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon... (Matthew 6:24)

اتكل على الرب

 

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me and I in him... (John 6:56)

 

..other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring.. (John 10:16 )