“And he prays "constantly" (deeds of virtue or fulfilling the commandments are included as part of prayer) who unites prayer with the deeds required and right deeds with prayer. For the only way we can accept the command to "pray constantly" as referring to a real possibility is by saying that the entire life of the sa…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — ON PRAYER 12:2
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2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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1Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
— Psalms 141:2 —
3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.