“To impact the world in which we live, the Church reminds us that if we want to change our world, we work on changing ourselves. Christ needs to come to dwell in us a real and tangible way if we are to reach out to a thirsty, dying world. St. Dorotheus tells us that the spiritual work we do on ourselves is a silent work on our neighbors. Consequently our focus must be our inner life: deeply devoted and committed personal prayer, frequent confession and communion, pain staking repentance, attending worship services…These may seem selfish to some but the reality is that our inner life and disposition qualify what we do outwardly.”
(Archimandrite Sergius, Abbot of St. Tikhon’s Monastery)