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What is Prayer? Come Closer – Prayer That Transforms the Heart
Come Closer – Prayer Transforms the Heart With the Prayer Tradition of Mount Athos What is Prayer? Introduction – The Spiritual Atmosphere of Mount Athos On Mount Athos, the monks describe prayer as “the light that rises inside the heart.” Before dawn, as the sea rests in silence and the monastery bells echo across the cliffs, they begin the ancient prayer that has shaped Orthodox spirituality for centuries: “Κύριε Ἰησοῦ…