The Theologian is one who prays

Prayer is the theologian’s most fitting and most distinctive activity. A theologian who does not pray is a grotesque aberration – like a literary scholar who doesn’t read, or a music teacher who cannot play an instrument. Above all else, “the theologian is the one who prays” (St Evagrius).
—Ben Meyers, "Ten Virtues for Theological Students."
Biblical Theology
February 2, 2009
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