What should you do if God answers your prayers for your brother or sister?

The answer

St. John Climacus says, “Do not be puffed up if you have prayed for another and been heard, for it is his faith that has been strong and effective.”⁴⁸

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁴⁸ St. John Climacus: Ladder of Divine Ascent, trans., Colm Luibheid and Norman Russell (Paulist Press, 1982) 28:37: p. 217.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.