From our holy father
Gregorios the Sinaites
about how to sit
to speak before each prayer.
seats at once a stool, since it is laborious,
another time on a bearing
of recreation and rest of the body motion.
with endurance linger on your seat and sit
long as it is possible for you so that you fulfill the divine commandment of
Paul, who instructs us
long time in prayer to to be
and persevering in prayer linger.
Do not be disheartened,
not let yourself from the trouble Complaining
not immediately get up and back on,
seats but with great perseverance.
tilt your head,
collect your spirit in your heart, and
call on the Lord to help by adding the
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on my talk.
And if you hurt the long term because
your shoulders and your head,
think of big-hearted, and look at this pain
in your heart with desire and large Longing
to find the Lord. For the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who
what are doing to themselves violence
and the violent take it by force,
the Lord said, as he with these words the power
the wanted to show courage and effort, which has
prayer. For their persistence in each work,
which accomplishes the man she is
which brings forth the effort
for the soul as well as for the body.
(Philokalie, Vol 5)
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