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لعلك تظنني مازح يا سيد عدلي.. و لكن ليتحول الآن المزح إلى جد، و يرجى الرجوع إلى المصدر التالي:

http://www.orthodox.clara.net/mercy.htm

و العظة الثامنة للقديس إسحق السرياني ( 670 AD ):

“And what is a merciful heart? It is the hearts burning for the sake of the entire creation, for men, for birds, for animals,  for demons and for every created thing; and by the recollection and sight of them the eyes of a merciful man pour forth abundant tears. From the strong and vehement mercy which grips his heart and from his great compassion, his heart is humbled and he cannot bear to hear or see any injury or slight sorrow in creation. For this reason he continually offers up tearful prayer, even for irrational beasts, for the enemies of the truth and for those who harm him, that they be protected and receive mercy. And in like manner he even prays for the family of reptiles because of the great compassion that burns in his heart without measure in the likeness of God.”

— St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 8



Notice that St. Isaac’s first reference is to mercy. It would be difficult to find a word that so comprehensively encapsulates what our faith says about God. He is a merciful God.

اولا اشكرك علي الموقع الجميل هذا....ثانيا, لوهلة افتكرتك مثقف وبتقرا انجليزي كويس لكن عرفت علي طول انك مش مش....السبب ان نفس المقالة بتشرح بعد هذا علي طول ما هي حكاية الصلاة للشيطان وانها رمز للرغبة في عودة الكل لربنا...وكيف لازم توافر النية اللي مش ممكن تتوجد عند الشيطان لانه مصدراالياس للراغبين فى التوبة
Listen to St. Isaac … no one is beyond redemption. He even claims that the Love of God gives us confidence to pray for the demons! If we say that we are too sinful for God to save us then we are guilty of pride, masquerading as false humility.


Who but the devil would want us to despair? He keeps us in despair by making us think that we are pious and humble. Actually, we are rather letting him stay in control, which also keeps us centre stage and the actual merciful God way off in the wings. If we are disposed to think then that God himself is responsible for our miserable condition then our atheism is complete.

No, none of this is true. God always forgives those who come to him.