One who
prays is like a bird, soaring high in the air, neither to be captured by the
net, nor reached by an arrow. But when noticing some delectable seeds, it flies
down from above and starts to peck at them, it can get entangled in a net or
easily shot. Thus, the one who prays is difficult for enemies to catch, for the
Spirit of prayer lifts him high. But if he, leaving the heights, drops down to
what is earthly and begins to be beguiled by this and that — no wonder he will
be caught and dragged away to indecent actions. And who is guilty? If he had
not left prayer, it would not have allowed him to fall.
Commentary
on Psalm 118: Verse 117
Source: http://classicalchristianity.com/2016/03/09/on-prayer-and-spiritual-vulnerability/
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