Poem: Farewell to threats, for your threats are meaningless
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III explains the meaning of spiritual courage and trust in God through the phrase “Leave the threats, for your threats do not harm me.” He teaches that a true believer does not fear human threats or intimidation, because his strength lies in his faith and in God’s protection.
🔹 Main Idea:
A believer should not fear threats or yield to intimidation, for God is his refuge and true strength.
🔹 Linguistic and Symbolic Explanation:
His Holiness uses an example from Arabic poetry to show that sometimes a question can express mockery, as in “Can the buzzing of a fly’s wings harm anyone?”—a sarcastic way of showing how weak the threat is.
🔹 Spiritual Meaning:
A faithful person sees worldly threats as meaningless before God’s power. Just as the flutter of a fly’s wings cannot hurt anyone, the threats of people cannot harm those who fully trust in God.
🔹 Faith Message:
God grants His children inner peace and courage in the face of every threat or persecution, because real strength comes from trusting in His promises, not in human power.
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