Receive the gifts that God has promised ( St. Ephraim the Syrian )

 
“What unspeakable delight shall we know, when the King with great joy shall say: Come ye blessed of my Father, possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Then my Brother, then shall you receive the fair dominion, the crown of all your desires, from the Hand of the Lord, and then you shall reign with Christ forever and ever. Then you will receive the gifts God has promised to those who love and serve Him. You will be safe from harm then, no longer filled with care. For then you shall no more have the sun for your light by day, nor the moon at night, but Christ will be your unfailing Light, and God your glory.”

St. Ephraim the Syrian

Christ is in our midst

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Faith is a gift ( St. Theodore of Edessa )

Faith is a gift, which induces us toward creating good. It gives birth to a fear of God within us and this fear teaches us to observe the commandments and live benevolently. From a benevolent life comes a desired dispassionate state and from this — love that is the fullness of all the commandments, which it unites.

St. Theodore of Edessa