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"Read" or Pray? When a prayer rule becomes a chore. Have you ever gotten up to pray, and the only thought in your head is "I can't wait to finish reading"? When ten pages of text become a weight around your neck, and the form completely kills your spirit? In this video, we'll discuss why prayer sometimes becomes a torment and how to bring it back to life. In this episode: • A prayer rule like shoes: why St. Theophan the Recluse advised changing your prayer rule if it starts to feel tight. • Geniuses of the short distance: what can we learn from the experience of St. John of Kronstadt and his ability to "get stuck" on a single word. • Silence as the highest form of communication: why silence isn't emptiness, but a "spiritual tan" under the rays of Divine grace. • The experience of the great: from Pascal's fiery note to the "religious idolatry" in the diaries of Alexander Schmemann. God is not a prosecutor with a code of laws, but a Father who awaits your sincere babble. Let's try together to stop "informing" God about our problems and begin simply being in His presence.