"Prayer is infinite creation, far superior to any form of art or science. Through prayer we enter into communion with Him that was before all worlds. Or to put it another way, the life of the Self-existing God flows into us through the channel of prayer. Prayer is an act of supreme wisdom, of all-surpassing beauty and virtue. Prayer is delight for the spirit. But the circumstances around this creative work are complex."
— Saint Sophrony Sakharov;
On Prayer
“For a person to become a Christian he must have a poetic soul. He must become a poet. Christ does not want insensitive souls in His company. A Christian, albeit only when he loves, is a poet and lives amid poetry. Poetic hearts embrace love and feel it deeply.” — Saint Porphyrios of Kavsoklyvia 'Wounded by Love'