David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared, `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put your enemies under your feet.' David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly.

Mark 12:36-37

Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners.

- St. Ephrem the Syrian