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The Icon Writer's Prayer - Orthodox (John 3:16)

Source: Liturgical practice95 words

Orthodox icon writers don't "paint" icons; they "write" them—a theological act requiring prayer and fasting. One iconographer spent weeks on an image of Christ, praying before each brushstroke.

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John 3:16 John 1:14

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C.S. Lewis and the Reluctant Convert - Anglican (John 3:16)

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