Letter 1509
Isidore of Pelusium→Unknown|isidore pelusium
From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of prayer.
Prayer is not the manipulation of God but the alignment of our will with his. We do not pray to change God's mind but to change our own.
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From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of prayer.
Prayer is not the manipulation of God but the alignment of our will with his. We do not pray to change God's mind but to change our own.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.