Name: The Intersection of Orthodoxy & Mental Health. How To Coptic Podcast - Episode 3 by Michael Meshreki in HowToCoptic Podcast - Orthodox View On Modern Subjects
Duration: 45 min 25 s
Description: Discussing Christianity, Orthodoxy, and the Alexandrian (Coptic) Tradition.

Discussing Christianity, Orthodoxy, and the Alexandrian (Coptic) Tradition.

HowToCoptic Podcast - Orthodox View On Modern Subjects

Return to Me
A song about the Prodigal Son

the son said, “father i must go,
i wish not to stay here you know,
the world has much I want to see,
I hope that you will not stop me.
I see riches, I see gold
I see goods that I uphold
though it hurts to see you cry
I must bid you this last goodbye”

the father looked down lovingly
saying, “if you walk away from me
i will miss you with all of my heart
but even if you do depart
i will be waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
and I pray i will see you again”

the son left from his father’s place
with a smile on his face
ready to be free and grow
oh but little did he know
the world of pleasures has a cost
beware your soul may be lost
if you consume these earthly things 
and forget the joy your father brings 

the father looked out lovingly				
saying, “though you walked away from me
i miss you with all of my heart
but even though you did depart
I am waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
And I pray I will see you again”

the son quickly consumed his wealth
lost his food and lost his health
all his friends had left his side
so now he had to decide
should he live in misery,
watching pigs roam happily,
or return to his father’s place
to serve him for the rest of his days

the father looked out lovingly,
saying “son you have returned to me,
I have waited all this time
praying for you to be mine
let us kill the fattened calf
So we can sing and dance and laugh
to celebrate my son who died
who now has been brought back to life”

Return to Me

كلمات الترنيمة :
اصليله تحير عقلى تدابيره
بيقفل باب ويفتح الف باب غيره
يادوب يلمح إيديا امامه مرفوعه
بحب عجيب عليا يفيض جزيل خيره

مبفهمهوش ساعات يمكن وبتذمر
واشوفه بعيد فى وقت الضيق ومتأخر
يقولى اصبر متستعجلش على فرحك
انا بأيدى بجهزلك فرح اكبر

بيبعت رحمه للسهران فى ليل قاسى
ويبعت نعمة للغفلان وللناسى
وبيطبطب على المهموم وبيواسى
ويفتح طاقة للمسجون فى احزانه

حنين واللى داق منه اكيد عارفه
يحوط ع اللى ماشى فى سكته وشايفه
ويصبر ع اللى ماشى بعيد وبيخالفه
ويوفى العهد لو كل البشر خانوا

أروح عنده احط الحمل واسيبه
وانام مرتاح مانا واثق فى ترتيبه
ولا يشغلنى خوف من جاى وليه وازاى
بقول الخير يارب انت اللى هتجيبه

سخيه ايديه وجوة عنيه انا متشال
وفى حضوره بحس بكل راحة بال
ده قال ف وعده هيعوضنى عن اتعاب
سنين عدت وبكرة هيبقى احسن حال

ترنيمة أصليله  فريق قلب داود

أنا مشتاق تغير فيا. قلب داود

REFRAIN:

O MY MASTER HOW CRUEL WAS THE SHAMEFUL DEATH OF THE CROSS
BEFORE IT CARRIED YOU, YOU CARRIED IT
O RIGHTEOUS ONE

1)YOU ASKED FOR WATER, YOU TASTED VINEGAR
AND ALL BITTERNESS,
YOUR BLOOD FLOWED FROM YOUR BODY,
TO SAVE ALL SINNERS

2) UPON THE CROSS, O MY BELOVED
YOU SUFFERED MUCH PAIN
BY THOSE WHO CAUSED YOUR SUFFERING 
YET YOU FORGAVE THEIR SINS

3)ALL THIS MY LORD, 
TO BRING ME BACK
IN YOUR PROTECTION, I’LL LIVE WITH YOU
AND YOU WILL COMFORT ME

4) OH THAT MY HEART, MAY TREASURE YOU
SO THAT I MAY ATTAIN YOU
AND LIVE SINCERELY 
IN SUBMISSION TO YOU

O My Master

Refrain:
Watching us, hearing us, loving us
She could never possibly forget us
She´s St Mary mother of Jesus who saved us
We´re her children, and she´s always guiding us.

Verse 1:
She’s in heaven in her glory
The pride of all our saints (2)
Constantly, she’s interceding
With the saints on our behalf.

Verse 2:
She’s in heaven but she appears
To her children everywhere (2)
Spreading on earth love and peace
And preserving faith for all.

Verse 3:
She’s in heaven but she sees
When her children are in tears (2)
Mettias was handcuffed in jail
But she came and broke the chains.

Verse 4:
She’s in heaven but she hears
The pleading of a great Pope (2)
Anba Abraam come out and meet
The faith that moved the mountain.

Verse 5:
She’s in heaven but she leaves
Many miracles where she appears (2)
In the church she comes and shares
With faith we witness her care

Watching Us (Coptic Song for St Mary)

1- Oh beloved, oh beloved; nailed unto the cross for me
O what sin hast Thou committed; Thou who callest all to be.
Oh beloved, wish that I could; spend the rest of life with Thee
Worshipping Thine holy passion, crucifying the flesh for Thee.

2- Daughter of Zion behold Me; stricken and smitten for Thee
Friend and kin, me have forsaken; there is none to comfort me.
All alone I'll tread the winepress, all alone I'll drink the cup
Shedding my blood for Thee to ransom, and my flesh for Thee to sup.

3- I was bound, and I was smitten, and they did spit in my face.
I was stripped, and I was scourged, I was condemned in your place.
Your sins became my crown of thorns; Oh that you would understand
Everytime you sin a new, it's one more nail in my hand.

4- Like a lamb brought to the slaughter, like a dumb sheep to be sheered.
King, Creator, Lord, and Master, by His creatures, mocked and jeered.
Despised, rejected, with grief acquainted, and of men was not esteemed.
Bruised and wounded, sore afflicted, yet, with His stripes we were healed.

5- Lord create in us a fountain; that with tears will ever flow.
And a heart contrite and broken, and the spirit within renew.
Oh that we could shed the tears over Thy feet pierced and bruised
Oh that we always remember, for our sins Thou wert abused.

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فريق قلب داود - الإسكندرية

تحت رعاية : -
القمص / بولا مكرم
القمص / مرقس جبرة
القس / إبرآم عجايبي

إشراف إداري وفني : -
أ / ريمون ظريف
أ / أمجد وديع

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كلمات : ريمون ظريف 
الحان ريمون ظريف 
أداء : كورال قلب داود 
صولو : كيرلس صبحى 
توزيع : مايكل بطرس
قانون : جون عماد 
كولة : فتحى

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Michael Meshreki is a Christian SubDeacon in the Coptic Orthodox Church by the name of ‘Paul’ (1/20/2018). Meshreki is a Coptic Orthodox independent scholar of Early Christianity, Orthodox Theology, and Coptic Orthodox Christian History. He is currently a Doctoral student of Theology (Doctrate of Theology) at Agora University.

Michael graduated with a Master’s from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (M.A. in Orthodox Theological Studies with a concentration in ‘Theological Scholarship and Research’ -summa cum laude-) in 05/2023, graduated from Liberty University with a Master’s in Biblical Languages and Language Exegesis (M.A.) with a focus on the letter to the Ephesians (12/2024), and finally, he graduated from the Coptic Orthodox Seminary, Tyrannus Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Egypt, with high distinction summa cum laude, earning a Diploma of Theological Studies and Pastoral Ministry (02/2024).

Meshreki’s M.A. Thesis in partial fulfillment of his degree from St. Vladimir’s is concerning the Christology of Dioscorus of Alexandria, Cyril of Alexnadria, Servers of Antioch, Gregory Nazianzen, and the Neo-Chalcedonians (Published under the Title: An Embbeded Tome and the Healing of the Chalcedonian Divide, 2023). His Master’s in Biblical Languages (and Exegesis) is with a focus on the letter to the Ephesians.

Michael Meshreki is an author of multiple books, as one can access here: https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelmeshreki

“So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” Luke 17:10

With growing experience in Chaplaincy and the Teaching profession, Meshreki hopes to continue serving his community, his church, and everyone God sends his way. His favorite title is, “Washer of the Feet.”

The Intersection of Orthodoxy & Mental Health. How To Coptic Podcast - Episode 3

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