God's Love

A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, “How our little boy is suffering. I would gladly give myself to be cut up into pieces if that would ease his suffering.” 

Such is the love of God for people. He pitied people so much that he wanted to suffer for them, like their own mother, and even more. But no one can understand this great love without the grace of the Holy Spirit. 

St. Silouan the Athonite

God's Love A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, “How our little boy is...
Posted by Australian Copts on Friday, January 29, 2016