beyond our understanding, there may be a hidden gift of grace waiting for us. Makarios teaches us another important lesson regarding the wrongs done to us by another. As noted above, he advocates in their place a constant remembrance of God: “If we keep remembering the wrongs which men have done to us, we destroy the power of the remembrance of God.” To meditate on the wrongs of others is to create a major obstacle to prayer. Prayer should become the primary and constant activity