“If while
praying we don’t feel comfort, something is clearly going on: we must repent
and correct it. Some people say that this happens because of the devil’s
jealousy –but this isn’t true. Instead, it’s as though God is saying us, ‘I
don’t understand the way you’re speaking to me”. Just like Holy Communion,
prayer is mystical nourishment. In the same way, preparation is needed – i.e.,
a clean conscience”.
***
“Someone
once came to me and told me that he’d read a few books on the prayer, and that
he later forced himself to apply what he read. The result, he said, was that he
felt pain in his heart. I said to him: ‘You don’t have the material necessary
for humility (i.e. sins)? Humble yourself; then you’ll feel how necessary God’s
mercy is. And then, the prayer will gush for all by itself, without force’”.
***
“When we light a candle for the sake of one
who has fallen asleep, that person is greatly benefited”.
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