J. Ellis

Prayer is not a mechanical activity, but a confrontation

J. Ellis | March 2006 (Vol. XIX, No. 3)

The elder warned us not to pray while our hearts were steeped in unprayerful feelings, without thoughts wandering as they chose. Prayer is not a mechanical activity, but a confrontation, a conversation with the Holy Presence. Pray humbly, then, in awe of God.

~ from AN EARLY SOVIET SAINT, trans. by J. Ellis
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