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Молитва преподобной Сарре Египетской

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(Blessed Sarah labored in the Egyptian desert around the 5th century. They say about her that for 13 years she endured the demonic temptation of lustful thoughts. At the same time, Sarah never prayed for this battle to end, but, on the contrary, she devoted herself even more to the struggle and the fear of God, repeating: “Lord, give me strength!” One day, when the temptation intensified, the saint went out onto her porch cell. Then the spirit of fornication appeared to her in bodily form and said: “You, Sarah, defeated me.” She answered: “It was not I who defeated you, but my Teacher Christ.”)

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