"Prayer is the lifting up of the mind and heart to God," the contemplation of God, the daring converse of the creature with the Creator, the soul reverently standing before Him, as before the King and the Life Itself, giving life to all; the oblivion of everything that surrounds us, the food of the soul; its air and light, its
life-giving warmth, its cleansing from sin; the easy yoke of Christ, His light burden.
- Saint John of Kronstadt
