Optina elders about prayer

“Prayer is the communication and unity of a person with God,” said the Monk John Climacus. The publication proposed by the pious reader is compiled on the basis of the experience of prayer communication with God people who have devoted their lives to this. That is why the practical advice of the elders of Optinsky are so important for modern Christians. Prayer is hard work, associated with compulsion of himself and unceasing temptations, but, as the Monk Varsnofiya Optinsky emphasized, at the same time “the key to the discovery of spiritual joy, peace and peace”. And the Monk Joseph Optinsky wrote: “Prayer is the food of the soul. Do not take your soul with hunger. ”