To pray is to descend with the mind into the heart, and there to stand before the face of the Lord, ever-present, all seeing, within you. (Theophan the Recluse)

To pray is to descend with the mind into the heart, and there to stand before the face of the Lord, ever-present, all seeing, within you.

Theophan the Recluse

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