Here St. John Cassian and his associate Germanus have been asking Abba Daniel about why sometimes we feel so easily able to pray and at other times we arent. This is followed by a line of questions about the inner warfare. Abba Daniel's response here about trying to obtain 'the goal' or 'the trophy' without... Continue Reading →
There is no ‘start’ and ‘end’ to Prayer
"Whoever is used to praying only at such time as the knee is bent, prays very little. But whoever, even on bended knee, is distracted by any sort of wandering heart, prays not at all. And for this reason, it behoves us even before the time of prayer to be such as we would wish... Continue Reading →
An Ancient Faith For a Modern World 