It is characteristic of the poor to beg, and it is characteristic of man, impoverished by the Fall, to pray. Prayer is a fallen and repentant man’s appeal to God. Prayer is a fallen and repentant man’s lamentation before God. Prayer is the pouring forth before God of the heartfelt desires, petitions, and sighs of a man fallen and broken by sin. ~St Ignatius Brianchaninov
On Prayer, Part One, in “The Orthodox Word,” Vol. 48, No 6 (287),November-December 2012, pp. 261-262, Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, Platina, CA
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