Ibrahim El-Gohari

1. Responding to Insults

2. What is the
meaning of
forgiveness?

3. How did you
feel when you
forgave
someone?

4. Forgiveness
circle

5. Ibrahim El-Gohari
• 18th century
• Poor parents
• Loved God
• Writing and arithmetic
• Transcribe and bind books
• Transcribe the religion books
• Meet the Pope
• a scribe to one of the mamalik
• The pope mediated with Moalem Rizk the chief scribe
• chief scribe of all of egypt, a position which is equal to prime minister
today.

6. Ibrahim El-Gohari
• Loved the Lord
• Prayed and went to church
• Give to poor
• Forgave to who did wrong to him

7. Ibrahim El-Gohari- Giver
• Give to anyone asked
• 18 times

8. Ibrahim El-
Gohari- Forgiver
• Girgis El-Gohari
• Bad names
• Throw stones
• Cut his tongue
• Comforted his brother

9. What should he do?

10. Ibrahim El-Gohari-
Forgiver
• Sent presents
• Butter, honey, cheese, clothes,
etc.

11. Ibrahim El-Gohari- Forgiver
• The sign of sincere love is to forgive
wrongs done to us. It was with such love
that the Lord loved the world.
St. Mark the Ascetic

12. Ibrahim El-Gohari- Forgiver
• Deeply affected and wept
• Apologized to Girgis

13. Ibrahim El-Gohari- Forgiver
• Why do you think he is changed?

14. Questions:
• What was Ibrahim El-Gohary's job?
• What else did he do aside from his job?
• What was his brother’s name?
• What did the rude man used to do to Girgis?
• What did Ibrahim do to the man who was rude to
Girgis?

15. Questions:
• The story of Ibrahim El-Gohary
teaches us that God calls us to
love and pray for those who
persecute us.
• What are some ways we can do
this?

16. St. John Chrysostom Nine Steps
• Do not begin with injustice
• Do not vindicate yourself by retaliating in kind
• Remain tranquil
• Offer yourself to suffer wrongfully
• Give up even more than the wrongdoer wishes to take
• Refuse to hate those who wrong us
• Love
• Do good to the wrongdoer
• Entreat God on the enemy’s behalf

17. MEMORY VERSE
Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21