[quote author=copticluva link=board=13;threadid=4616;start=0#msg67076 date=1170541896]
i use 2 always think about if we go 2 heavan how long wer gona stay
think about it
wer gona be up ther 4eva and ever and ever and ever
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If heaven is re…
... when God is thanked, He gives us still further blessings, while we, by receiving His gifts, love Him all the more and through this love attain that divine wisdom whose beginning is the fear of God (cf. Prov. 1:7).
-St. Peter of Damaskos
Alwa…
St Ephraim of Edessa the Syrian
"How Many Times Have I Promised,
Yet Every Time I Failed to Keep My Word.
But Disregard This According to Thy Grace."
Grant forgiveness, O Lord, send also strength. Convert me, that I might live in sanctity, accordi…
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-Modern Orthodox Saints Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesvos., b…
Faith is the beginning of love; the end of love is knowledge of God.
-Abba Evagrius
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I am not quite sure how to assist one in that kind of situation. But, yeah, some times it could be earthly to feel that way towards some people, especially friends, who evovles in to/act like complete strangers with out good excuse. That was just m…
Im sorry to say but there is a difference, a big difference between us and the devil. God will forgive and forget, but the devil is a different topic. God has given him what he wants but if God will forgive him can only be determained by God and if …