The answer
The believer bears his brothers and sisters in his heart and in all his dealings. As someone who loves everyone, the believer cannot isolate himself from others, even if not physically, but he keeps them in his mind and heart at all times.
Our pure Christian faith is an invitation to enjoy what we have lost because of sin, that is to be an icon of God, the Lover of humankind. The believer bears all humanity in his heart, even if he is alone in a cave in the wilderness or a hermit who does not see anyone for years. Even those believers translate their love for all humanity by their continuous prayers for the salvation of all. In addition, they pray for everyone to enjoy the eternal heavenly peace and therefore they never cease fasting and doing their prostrations (metanoias) for everyone, as they announce this love through their behavior as much as they can.
This overview of our faith has revealed the relationship between the Church and the state in the early ages. St. Polycarp of Smyrna says, “Pray for all the saints. Pray also for kings, (1 Tim. 2:2), rulers, and princes, and for those that persecute and hate you, and for the enemies of the cross, that your fruit may be manifest to all, and that you may be perfect in Him.”1129
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty
Notes
1129 St. Polycarp of Smyrna, The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians 12 (ANF 1:36).