God's spy: thirteen days under the lamp
03 March 19:02
Demon at the threshold: What Cain knew about prayer
03 March 09:00
“Father,” he whispers, “this week I have partaken of nothing but air and prayer. I feel my spirit rising, while my flesh is wasting away!”
The elder looked at him, sighed, and said:
“It is good, my child, that the flesh is wasting away. But take care that your humility does not waste away along with it. After all, the devil does not eat at all either, yet he has not become an angel because of it. Go and have a bowl of soup – otherwise they won’t admit you to paradise by weight; you’ll be too light for eternity!”