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nice Quotes / Short stories....
Hey everybody, hope everybody is doing great, i just wanted to know and share nice quotes from Saints, Church Fathers, Preists, Bible... and short stories of famous Saints and Church fathers... there is anoher topic about this by Iqbal but that one is old and nobody post in there anymore....
ok.. i will start: "A mere look at the desert can mortify all of man's lusts" (St.Isaac the Syrian)
Abba Xanthios ( never heard of Him before...) said, "A dog is better than I am, for he has love and he does
not judge."
[hr] [hr]
Some monks came to see abba Lucius and they said to him, "We do not work with
our hands; we obey Paul's command and pray without ceasing." The old man
said, "Do you not eat or sleep?" They said, "Yes, we do." He said, "Who prays
for you while you are asleep?... Excuse me, brothers, but you do not practice
what you claim. I will show you how I pray without ceasing, though I work with
my hands."
"With God's help, I collect a few palm-leaves and sit down and weave them,
saying, "Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodnes; according to the
miltitude of thy mercies do away with mine offences." He said to them, "Is
this prayer or not?" They said, "Yes, it is."
And he continued, "When I have worked and prayed in my heart all day, I make
about sixteen pence. Two of these I put ouside my door and with the rest I buy
food. And he who finds the two coins outside the door prays for me while I eat
and sleep. And so by the help of God I pray without ceasing."
God Bless
Coptic Pharaoh
ok.. i will start: "A mere look at the desert can mortify all of man's lusts" (St.Isaac the Syrian)
Abba Xanthios ( never heard of Him before...) said, "A dog is better than I am, for he has love and he does
not judge."
[hr] [hr]
Some monks came to see abba Lucius and they said to him, "We do not work with
our hands; we obey Paul's command and pray without ceasing." The old man
said, "Do you not eat or sleep?" They said, "Yes, we do." He said, "Who prays
for you while you are asleep?... Excuse me, brothers, but you do not practice
what you claim. I will show you how I pray without ceasing, though I work with
my hands."
"With God's help, I collect a few palm-leaves and sit down and weave them,
saying, "Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodnes; according to the
miltitude of thy mercies do away with mine offences." He said to them, "Is
this prayer or not?" They said, "Yes, it is."
And he continued, "When I have worked and prayed in my heart all day, I make
about sixteen pence. Two of these I put ouside my door and with the rest I buy
food. And he who finds the two coins outside the door prays for me while I eat
and sleep. And so by the help of God I pray without ceasing."
God Bless
Coptic Pharaoh
Comments
A hunter in the desert saw abba antony enjoying himself with the brothers, and
he was shocked. Wanting to show him that it was necessary sometimes to meet
the needs of the brothers, the old man said to him, "Put an arrow in your bow
and shoot it." So he did. And the old man said, "Shoot another," and he did
so. Then the old man ssaid, "Shoot yet again," and the hunter replied, "If I
bend my bow so much, I will break it." Then the old man said to him, "It is
the same with the work of God. If we stretch the brothers beyond measure, they
will soon break. Sometimes it is necessary to come down to meet their needs."
(not trying to poke fun)
Any fool can count the seeds in an apple, but only GOD can count the apples in one seed
Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if it all depended on you (St. Augustine)
that is my favorite quote!!!!
The christian answered: If after I die I find out that there is no God, I won't regret anything because I found the teachings of the Bible so beautiful and it was my pleasure to live by them. But what will you do when you die and find out that God does exist and that you didn't believe in Him ???
God Bless
that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why
are the just in need?' He heard a voice answering him, 'Anthony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgement of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them.'
Abba Anthony said to Abba Poemen, 'this is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God and to expect temptation to his last breath.'
P.s. if u really want really cool sayings and short stories u have to read the second volume of paradise of the desert fathers, even though its really really hard to find, but u can dl thr book in a pdf file from these links
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/paradise1.html ; this is the second volume
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/paradise2.html ; this is the first volume.
P.s. if u really want really cool sayings and short stories u have to read the second volume of paradise of the desert fathers, even though its really really hard to find, but u can dl thr book in a pdf file from these links
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/paradise1.html ; this is the second volume
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/paradise2.html ; this is the first volume.
Thanks for posting. :)
Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.
Id rather walk with God in the dark than alone in the light
Faith makes a Christian. Life proves a Christian. Trial confirms a Christian. Death crowns a Christian.
What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.
Christian means coming from Christ. Just as a Californian comes from California and a Bostonian is someone who comes from Boston, A Christian is one who comes from Christ. (Love this one too)
God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter.(one of my favs)
One ABC of Christianity: ''Always Be Cheerful'' [1 Thessalonians 5:16]
You do well to believe in God. Satan also believes...and trembles. James 2:19 (when i first heard this a few years back i was shocked as to how many ppl the devil has tricked when he himself TREMBLES)
When you knock, ask to see God - none of the servants.
Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
i hope you enjoy these
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=3774
pray for me
joe
Pope Shenouda said this one, it's so beautiful: The weapon of death is in the hands of your enemies but your life is in the hands of God.
Check these out:
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=3774
pray for me
joe
there are some AMASING stories on there... u should post new ones on here....
'The thief was on the cross and he was justified by a single word; and Judas who was counted in the number of the apostles lost all his labour in one single night and descended from heaven to hell. Therefore, let no-one boast of his good works, for all those who trust in themselves fall.'
A prayer from the desert
------------------------
Lord Jesus Christ, whose will all things
obey: pardon what I have done and grant
that I, a sinner, may sin no more. Lord,
I believe that though I do not deserve
it, you can cleanse me from all my sins.
Lord, I know that man looks upon the
face, but you see the heart. Send your
spirit into my inmost being, to take
possession of my soul and body. Without
you I cannot be saved; with you to
protect me, I long for your salvation.
And now I ask you for your salvation.
And now I ask you for wisdom, deign of
your great goodness to help and defend
me. Guide my heart, almighty God, that I
may remember your presence day and night.
++ Amen ++
~Mark Twain
~Author Unknown
God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.
~Saint Augustine
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I don't get this quote and it is said by saint augustine!!!
God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.
~Saint Augustine
I think St Augustine means that God is beyond our limited understanding and imagination. He's eternal, all powerful, all knowing, etc. If we believe that we with our limited minds have figured out the unlimited God than something is wrong. We have failed.
I thinks it's best to always stand in awe and praise God for what He does for us, and never to claim to understand Him fully, because that's impossible.
Please forgive my weakness
God Bless
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I don't get this quote and it is said by saint augustine!!!
God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.
~Saint Augustine
I think St Augustine means that God is beyond our limited understanding and imagination. He's eternal, all powerful, all knowing, etc. If we believe that we with our limited minds have figured out the unlimited God than something is wrong. We have failed.
I thinks it's best to always stand in awe and praise God for what He does for us, and never to claim to understand Him fully, because that's impossible.
Please forgive my weakness
God Bless
thnx i get it now!!!
those r really great quotes thxxx
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mahraeel
pzzz p4m sister in Christ
heyy regretfull+ sinner ur the best lol
those r really great quotes thxxx
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mahraeel
pzzz p4m sister in Christ
thnx!!!!