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The main fruit of prayer is not sweetness, but contrition – St Theophan

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Theophan the Recluse

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The principal fruit of prayer is not warmth and sweetness, but fear of God and contrition.

— Igumen Chariton of Valamo: /The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology/ p131

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