What is the heavenly perspective on the recent spate of bombings of churches?

On the day following the explosion at the Church of the Two Saints at Alexandria — which was founded by the late Fr. Bishoy Kamel — I was contacted by one of the servants in Sydney, Australia. He had previously served at the Church of St. George the Martyr in Sporting, Alexandria, and with joy, this is what he told me: He was at his work in Sydney when he learned of the explosion at the Church of the Two Saints. He cried from the depths of his heart, asking: How must Fr. Bishoy Kamel be reacting in paradise; or Tamav Irene; or

world and all the species of things therein were originally framed by his power and wisdom. And to lay aside this argument is unphilosophical.”

St. Abu-Sefein the Martyr? He went to his house with such bitterness in his soul that he fell asleep in his chair … and in his sleep he saw the heavens open, and the Lord of Glory seated on His throne, and Fr. Bishoy Kamel going forth to welcome the saints to paradise and present them to the Lord Christ; and Fr. Bishoy exulted in those martyrs. The soul of the servant from Sydney rejoiced, and he telephoned me to tell me how much the late Fr. Bishoy cares while in Paradise and how he rejoices in the martyrs.

When a church named after Pope Cyril VI was founded in Los Angeles, someone said to me that a person came forward bearing an envelope with a large sum of money and told the Coptic priest: “A group of us, Christians and Indians, gathered together and learned that this is the Church whose members were martyred in Libya because they were Christians. Thus, we consider the establishment of your church in this area to be a blessing for us all.”