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It is the state of despondency  which all         spiritual Fathers considered the greatest danger for the soul.         Despondency is the impossibility for man to see anything good or         positive; it is the reduction of everything to negativism and  pessimism.         It is truly a demonic power in us because the Devil is  fundamentally a         liar. He lies to man about God and about the world; he fills  life with         darkness and negation. Despondency is the suicide of the soul  because         when man is possessed by it he is absolutely unable to see the  light and         to desire it.<\/p>\n<p>(By Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King! 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