The Confessions of a Traveler to His Spiritual Father

True prayer is the continuous striving of the human spirit toward God.

This is precisely what "The Confessions of a Traveler to His Spiritual Father" tells about, written by an unknown author in the second half of the 19th century. 

The hero of these tales is a homeless traveler who, upon hearing the words of the Apostle Paul in church, "Pray without ceasing," sets out to find those who can explain the meaning of this saying to him. 

Wandering the roads of Holy Russia, he meets various people, reads the Bible and the teachings of the Holy Fathers with heartfelt warmth, and in conversation and solitude grasps the science of the unceasing Jesus prayer.