There lived on one island three hermits who had an icon of the three saints. And since they were simple, uneducated people, they prayed in front of this icon with nothing other than a simple, unique prayer: “There are three of you, and three of us, have mercy on us.” So they constantly repeated the same prayer.
So travelers landed on this island, and the elders asked them to teach them to pray. The travelers began to teach them the “Our Father” prayer, and having learned it, they sailed further by sea on their ship. But, having sailed a little from the shore, they suddenly saw that the three elders who had learned prayer from them were running after them across the waters and shouting:
- Stop, we forgot your prayer.
Seeing them walking on the waters, the travelers were amazed and, without stopping, only said to them:
- Pray as best you can.
The elders returned and remained at their prayer.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru