3 October, 2010 23 Tut, 1727 From “Words of Spiritual Benefit” for H.H. Pope Shenouda III “He who likes to benefit” The one who likes to benefit always searches for profitability. Too much talk does not profit him, but one word could change his whole life... He even benefits from silence, as St. Paphnoti said about one of his guests, "If he does not profit from my silence, then he would not profit from my talk either. St. Anthony heard one phrase and it was the cause of his monasticism and the foundation of this angelic rite. Another phrase made him go to the inner wilderness and the life of solitude. God does not stipulate to teach you by many words, one phrase will suffice. The Ten Commandments are all short sentences, but carry all the teachings. The Lord's prayer has short phrases that carry the depth of supplications. The one who likes to benefit seeks the profitability at any price. The spirit-borne used to endure the hardships of long travels to hear one word from one of the Fathers. The Fathers themselves used to benefit from any one or even from their children. The one who asks for good always finds it... Even in a passing word, from anyone, in a casual incident that accidentally happened to him or others. He profits from his own and other people's mistakes? One of the Saints once said, "I don't remember the devil tempting me to the same sin twice," because he benefited from his fall and was careful in the second. The Lord Jesus asked us to learn from the lilies of the fields and the birds of the sky and learn a lesson in faith and in God's care. Sources of profit are available: not only in the words of a preacher, or in spiritual books, but they are also everywhere and at anytime. The main point is: do you want to profit or not. God's voice reaches everyone, in different ways. But, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Matt. 11:15) ١٧٢٧ ٢٣ ٣ ٢٠١٠ " " " " ... " : " . . . . . . . ... . . " " ... . : . : . . " " ) ١١ : ١ ( .
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3 October, 2010
23 Tut, 1727
From “Words of Spiritual Benefit” for H.H. Pope
Shenouda III
“He who likes to benefit”
� The one who likes to benefit always searches for profitability. Too much talk
does not profit him, but one word could change his whole life... He even
benefits from silence, as St. Paphnoti said about one of his guests, "If he does
not profit from my silence, then he would not profit from my talk either.
� St. Anthony heard one phrase and it was the cause of his monasticism and the
foundation of this angelic rite. Another phrase made him go to the inner
wilderness and the life of solitude.
� God does not stipulate to teach you by many words, one phrase will suffice.
The Ten Commandments are all short sentences, but carry all the teachings.
� The Lord's prayer has short phrases that carry the depth of supplications. The
one who likes to benefit seeks the profitability at any price. The spirit-borne
used to endure the hardships of long travels to hear one word from one of the
Fathers. The Fathers themselves used to benefit from any one or even from
their children.
� The one who asks for good always finds it... Even in a passing word, from
anyone, in a casual incident that accidentally happened to him or others. He
profits from his own and other people's mistakes? One of the Saints once
said, "I don't remember the devil tempting me to the same sin twice," because
he benefited from his fall and was careful in the second.
� The Lord Jesus asked us to learn from the lilies of the fields and the birds of
the sky and learn a lesson in faith and in God's care.
� Sources of profit are available: not only in the words of a preacher, or in
spiritual books, but they are also everywhere and at anytime. The main point
is: do you want to profit or not.
� God's voice reaches everyone, in different ways. But, "He who has ears to