The voice of God was the only answer for all my needs. It was the voice of father, friend, comrade and guide. No sooner did I feel the need for his voice than I heard it speaking inside me a thousand times stronger than an ear would ever hear. For what the ear hears, the mind forgets. But what the heart hears, time can never erase.

—Matthew the Poor (Abouna Matta El Meskeen)