“We should not seek pleasure in Prayer, not even Spiritual pleasure. Otherwise, we become like the kind of children that love their father only because he gives them caramels and chocolates. The peace of our Souls is what should be sought in Prayer.”
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“You have to prepare for Prayer. Read a bit of the Gospel or the Gerontikon and then Pray. It requires an attempt to take the mind to the Divine space. Study is like a gift which God gives us to direct us to greater Spirituality. With study the Soul is warmed.”
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“Read the Fathers, even one or two lines a day. They are strengthening vitamins for the Soul.”
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