Do not postpone repentance lest you get surprised

ﻻ ﺗﺆﺠﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﻟﺌﻼ ﻳﻔﺎﺟﺌﻚ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺳﻠﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﺄﺨﺬﻭﻙ ﻭﺃﻨﺖ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺪ ﻓﺘﺼﻴﺒﻚ ﺷﺪﺓ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﺎﻳﻦ ﺣﻴﻨﺌﺬ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻮﻩ ﺍﻟﺸﻨﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺗﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻚ ﺑﻘﺴﺎﻭﺓ ﻭﺗﻤﻀﻰ ﺗﻴﻘﻆ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻗﻮﺗﻚ ﻛﻰ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ. ﺑﻚ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﻈﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻮﺀﺓ ﻓﺰﻋ ﻭﻧﻴﺮﺍﻧ ﺍﻧﺒﺎ ﺑﺎﺧﻮﻣﻴﻮﺱ. ﺃﻤﻴﻨ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎﻝ ﺳﻴﺪﻙ ﻭﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻣﻠﻜﻮﺗﻪ ﺑﻔﺮﺡ Do not postpone repentance lest you get surprised by the messengers who might take you when you are not ready and at that time you will be taken over by great hardship and will encounter the hideous faces that will surround you with all cruelty and take you to dark houses full of horror and fire. Be alert with all your strength so as to be honest on your master’s wealth and joyfully enter His kingdom. Anba Bakhomious

ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﻳﺘﻌﺠﺐ ﺑﻤﺤﺒﺘﻚ ﻳﺎﺭﺑﻨﺎ ﻭﻳﻌﺘﺮﻑ ﻟﻨﻌﻤﺘﻚ ﻷﻨﻚ ﺃﺘﻴﺖ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻼﺩ ﻟﺘﻠﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺗﻠﺪﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺒﻬﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﺎﻧﻰ. ﻛﺸﺒﻪ ﻣﺮﻳﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺗﻚ Who would not wonder at your love our Lord and testify to Your grace, for You came and was born to give us birth from the womb of repentance which delivers us in your likeness, the likeness of Your mother Mary. The spiritual elderly.

، ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻋﺎﻙ ﺍﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﺳﻨﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻻ ﻭﻛﺴﺮﺕ ﺃﺴﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﻭﺧﻠﺼﺘﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺑﻄﻪ ، ﺍﻻ ﻭﺷﻘﻘ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﻭﺃﺨﺮﺟﺘﻪ ، ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻠﻌﻪ ﻭﺻﺮﺥ ﻧﺤﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺻﻄﺎﺩﻩ ، ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﻭﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻮﻧﻰ ﻗﺮﻳﺒﻪ ﻭﺩﻋﺎ ﺍﻻ ﻭﻋﺎﺟﻼ ﻗﻄﻌﺖ ﺧﻨﺎﻗﺎﺗﻪ ﻭﺣﻠﻠﺘﻪ ﻓﻠﻬﺬﺍ ﻛﻠﻪ ﻳﺒﻐﻀﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﻷﻨﻚ ﺑﺎﻷﻜﺜﺮ ﻗﺪ ، ﻭﺍﻧﺖ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺓ ﻭﺩﻋﺎ ﺍﻻ ﻟﻮﻗﺘﻚ ﻟﺤﻘﺘﻪ ﻭﺧﻠﺼﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﺎﻧﻰ. ﻭﻷﻨﻚ ﻛﻞ ﺣﻴﻦ ﺍﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﺗﻜﻮﻧﻴﻦ ﺿﺪﻩ ، ﺍﻏﻀﺒﺘﻪ There is no one who called on you, repentance, while he is between the devil’s teeth, unless you broke the devil’s teeth and saved him. No one who was swallowed by the devil and screamed to you from inside its stomach, unless you tore its stomach and got him out. No one who was tied up by the devil when you were not near and called on you, unless you hastily cut off his ties and released him. No one who was hunted down while you were away and called on you, unless you immediately reached to him and saved him. For all of that, the devil hates you since you upset him a lot and because you, repentance, are all the time against him. The spiritual elderly.

، ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺧﻄﻴﺌﺔ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﻣﻐﻔﺮﺓ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺑﻼ ﺗﻮﺑﺔ . ﻭﻻ ﻋﻄﻴﺔ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﻣﺰﻳﺪ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺑﻼ ﺷﻜﺮ ﻣﺎﺭ ﺍﺳﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﺎﻧﻰ There is no sin without forgiveness except that which is without repentance, and no gift is without abundance except that which is without thankfulness. Mar Isaac of Syria.

ﺗﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﺰﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺳﻘﻂ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﻭﻥ ﻗﺪﻳﻤ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺤﻘﻮﺍ ﺳﻤﻮ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﺔ ﺑﻌﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﺎﺑﻮﺍ ﺗﻜﺘﺴﺐ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺔ ﻓﻰ ﻣﺎﺭ ﺍﺳﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﺎﻧﻰ. ﺗﻮﺑﺘﻚ Remember the terrible sins in which many fell in earlier and how they deserved the highness of dignity after they repented, then you will acquire courage for your repentance. Mar Isaac of Syria.