“The temple is the house of God, the preferred habitation of God on earth. Here a Christian learns the law of the Lord, is enlightened by the light of the faith in Christ; here he is sanctified by the mysteries and the grace of the Holy Spirit, which heals his spiritual and bodily infirmities, and which is poured abundantly on him; here his prayers are enhanced by the prayers of the multitude of faithful pastors and the heavenly forces themselves, who serve invisibly with us.”
(St. Tikhon of Moscow, ‘Homilies’)