Saturday, January 14, 2023

And Jesus sat down opposite the treasury watching how the crowd cast money into the treasury; and many rich were casting in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has given more than all the rest. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty gave away all that she had... (Mark 12:41-44)


 

But Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, before the rooster crows this very night, three times you will deny Me..."


 

تامل الله يعمل ويعمل فى هدوء لمثلث الرحمات قداسة البابا شنودة الثالث

Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him... For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world and the world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.. (1 John 2:15-17)



 

Be careful not to perform your charitable deeds before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to someone in need, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by men. Truly I say to you, they already have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly... (Matthew 6:1-4)


 


 

A heart like His...


 

Monday, January 9, 2023

When an unclean spirit leaves a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came, but when it returns, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and it brings with itself seven other spirits more wicked than itself; and having entered in, they dwell there, such the last state of that the man is worse than his beginning... (Matthew 12:43-45)


 

"Do not contend over the truth with someone who does not know the truth..."


 

"'A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us...'" (St Anthony the Great)


 

"The fool has said in his heart, there is no God..." (Psalm 14:1)


 

Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction and there are many who enter through it. But the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life and there are a few who find it... (Matthew 7:13-14)


 

Six things the LORD hates, yes seven are abominable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who utters lies and one who spreads discord among brethren... (Proverbs 6:16-19)


 

Many are the troubles of the righteous man, but from them all the Lord delivers him... (Psalm 34:19)


 

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


 

But God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; He chose the weak things to confound the mighty; He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no flesh may boast in His presence... (1 Corinthians 1:26-29)


 

Monday, January 2, 2023


 


 

The danger of Lukewarm Christianity...


 

"A proud person needs no demon, for he has turned into one - just as the highest ranked angel was turned into Lucifer..."


 


 


 

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul and with all your strength... (Deuteronomy 6:5)


 


 


 


 

“Prayer can do all things, for it moves the Hand that manages the whole Universe." (Pope Cyril VI)


 


 


 


 


 

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