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4 Oct 2020

Prayer And Evil


Ὁ εμφρόνως προσευχόμενος, ὑπομένει τὰ ἐπερχόμενα· ὁ δὲ μνησικακῶν, οὕπω καθαρῶς προσηύξατο.

Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ 

Source: Migne PG 65 920b
He who prays wisely suffers the things that come upon him; he who is mindful of evils done has yet to pray purely.

Saint Mark The Ascetic, On The Spiritual Law.

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