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   "Acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit also by practicing all the other   
   virtues for Christ's sake. Trade spiritually with them; trade with those   
   which give you the greatest profit. Accumulate capital from the   
   superabundance of God's grace, deposit it in God's eternal bank which will   
   bring you immaterial interest, not four or six percent, but one hundred   
   percent for one spiritual ruble, and even infinitely more than that. For   
   example, if prayer and watching gives you more of God's grace, watch and   
   pray; if fasting gives you much of the Spirit of God, fast; if almsgiving   
   gives you more, give alms. Weigh every virtue done for Christ's sake in   
   this manner."   
      
   St. Seraphim of Sarov.   
      
   "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what   
   we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession   
   for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."  Romans 8:26   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)