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If you wish to pray as you ought, do not cause grief to any soul. Otherwise you are running in vain.
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He says, “Leave your gift before the altar, go, and first be reconciled to your brother.” Then when you come back you will pray without disturbance. For during prayer a grudge will mar the ruling faculty of the mind and cast a shadow over your prayers.
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Those who sweep up grudges and grief for themselves while thinking that they are praying are like those who draw water into a jar with holes.
Alex Poulos, PhD 