"Sit in your cell and your cell will teach you everything..." (Saint Moses the Black)

 

For whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights... (Proverbs 3:12)

 

لا تخف - للبابا شنوده

 

“Do not fight to expel the darkness from the chamber of your soul. Instead open a tiny aperture for light to enter and the darkness will disappear...” (St Porphyrios)

 

Blessed are you when they revile you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you... (Matthew 5:11-13)

"Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest... " (Matthew 8:20)

 

“Come after Me, and I shall make you fishers of men...” (Matthew 4:19)

 

But if the salt loses its taste, how can it be made salty again? It will then be good for nothing except to be thrown out and be trampled underfoot by men... (Matthew 5:13)

Delight yourself in The Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart... (Psalm 37:4)

 

Enduring honour is harder than enduring insult.. (St Anthony the Great) - احتمال الكرامة أصعب من احتمال الإهانة - القديس الأنبا أنطونيوس الكبير

 

"From the desire of being known and esteemed, deliver me Jesus..."

 

..and who knows if the one after me will be a wise man or a foolish one? ... This also is vanity and a chasing after the wind... (Ecclesiastes 2:19)

 

قصيدة يا إلهي أعمق الحب هواك - للبابا شنوده الثالث

 

O inexhaustible spring of Divine Mercy, pour yourself out upon us... Your goodness knows no limits... Wonderful and matchless is Your mercy, astonishing the human and angelic mind... (Maria Faustina)

"Let nothing disturb you, let nothing dismay you... all things are passing away ... whoever has God lacks nothing... God alone suffices..." (Teresa of Ávila)

 

الرب راعي فلا يعوزني شيء

 

محبسة

 

مثل عظيم رحمتك

 

لقاء حب

 

What the wicked fears, shall come upon him... (Proverbs 10:24)

 

 

If I am with The King, why would I settle for a prince...

 

الرب راعي فلا يعوزني شيء ... (مز 23: 1)

 

الرب يحفظ خروجك ودخولك من الآن وإلى الدهر- مزمور 121: 8

 

حفظ الله للأنسان - للبابا شنوده الثالث

 

لا تياس - للبابا شنوده الثالث

 

لكل واحد مقدار من الإيمان † للبابا شنوده الثالث †

 

مبرئ المذنب ومذنب البريء - كلاهما مكرهة للرب

أمين تعال

 

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, are both an abomination to the LORD... (Proverbs 17:15)

 

مبرئ المذنب ومذنب البريء - كلاهما مكرهة للرب

 

Bless The Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name... (Psalm 103:1)

 

انا نحييك

 

إنّا نحييك من عمق ماضينا

 

It is Love alone that gives worth to all things...

 

أنا أمة الرب...

 

And I show you yet a more excellent way... Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

 

There is a way which seems straight to a man, but its end is the way to death... (Proverbs 14:12)

يا مريم البكر

 

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour..." (Luke 1:46-47)

 

"The safe Harbour for every soul..."

 

I will open My mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old.. (Psalm 78:2)

 

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it... For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and yet loses his soul? Or what can one give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:25-26)

 

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable... (Psalm 145:3)

 

Charm is deceptive and beauty will fade, but a woman who fears the LORD she shall be praised... (Proverbs 31:30)

 

For whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I give him, he shall never thirst... (John 4:13-14)

"The Church is a hospital for the sick, not a museum for the saints..."

 

The memory of the righteous is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot... (Proverbs 10:7)

The Good Shepherd rewards everyone fairly...

 

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep... (John 10:11)

 

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain... (Psalm 127:1)

 

ايها السموح

 

For whom the Lord loves, He corrects.. and He scourges every son He receives... (Proverbs 3:12; Hebrews 12:6)

 

She will laugh at the days to come... (Proverbs 31:25)

 

He who hands everything to the Hand of God, will see the Hand of God in everything...

 

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy shall be multiplied... (Proverbs 27:6)

 

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue... (Proverbs 31:25-26)

 

Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison... (Proverbs 26:6)

 

Like the useless legs that hang limp from a lame man, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools... (Proverbs 26:7)

 

You will know them by their fruits... (Matthew 7:16)

 

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name...

 

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.. (Matthew 6:21)

 

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look onto the LORD our God until He has mercy upon us... (Psalm 123:2)

يا شفيعة الفقراء

 

Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name. For You are great, and do wondrous things; †You alone are God... (Psalm 86:8-10)

ألهي الهي

 

The blow of a whip makes marks on the flesh, but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but many more because of the tongue... (Sirach 28:17-19)

A sinful man disquietens friends, and makes debate among them that are at peace... (Ecclesiasticus 28:9)

 

Hell and Sheol are never full, so the eyes of man are never satisfied... (Proverbs 27:20)