Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Reflections on prayer in the writings of Evagrius Ponticus
In this video, Fr. Adrian Podaru talks about prayer in the writings of Evagrius the Solitary (4th century): "Do not pray that what you will should be done, because your will is not in full harmony with the will of God. Pray instead as you were taught, saying, Let your will be done in me..."
Fr. Dr. Adrian Podaru is Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Read the full English transcript of this speech here: otelders.org/the-holy-fathers-on-prayer/do-not-pray-that-what-you-will-should-be-done-evagrius-ponticus-orthodox-prayer

Watch here the entire "The Holy Fathers On Prayer" series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnNH6Bart7uDjoqARl7WRH7X

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