A monk on Mount Athos was once asked:

— What do you actually do in church?

— Nothing.

— Nothing?

— Yes, we do nothing.

— Then why do you go to church?

— Does a child do anything while it lies in its mother’s womb? It simply dwells there, is nourished, and grows until the time comes to be born. We do the same. We remain in the Church and pray; in the Church, we are nourished through the Holy Mysteries and, with the help of God’s grace, we grow and develop until the time comes to be born into eternal life.

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