Brother John Kilmakos said, “When you pray, forget how you may appear to others. Concentrate entirely on your prayer, withdrawing into your heart. Demons fear spiritual concentration more than thieves fear dogs.”
Fr. Stephen is a retired Archpriest of the Orthodox Church in America. He is also author of Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe, and Face to Face: Knowing God Beyond Our Shame, as well as the Glory to God podcast series on Ancient Faith Radio.
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Does there exists an analogy between learning to pray & riding a bike? I can read about biking, know interesting facts about bikes, but until I participate in the act, until I stumble & fall, then I cannot know.
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Ah so! I did find the quote of St Sophrony, however, I found it recorded by Archimandrite Zacharias, in his…
Drewster, I know I read it in St Sophrony’s books somewhere, and yet, despite some time trying to find it,…
Drewster, It is a famous quote – and I’m not sure of the printed source. However, here’s a wonderful article…
Hi Fr. Stephen, Unrelated: You have a saint quote that talks about how you stand at the edge until you…
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