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which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview

” writes Brother Lawrence

in the words of patristics scholar Johannes Quasten

"We have a great deal to learn from their integrity and their unrelenting courage

Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way Saint Demiana which was rooted in a"Sugg. Donation" Saints who experience the power of prayer say it gives them wings to fly: wings of elation from being in proximity with Jesus Christ and relief from the burden of a sinful conscience. Once engulfed in the grace of the Holy Spirit, the person in prayer experiences death to sin, resurrection in the Spirit, and mystical ascension to the Father. The visible touches the Invisible, and joy wells up in the heart. This volume evolved