Orthodoxy of the Heart
“Besides the written Lives, and the many letters of spiritual instruction, a beautiful and powerful prayer was left to us by the holy elders of Optina. This prayer has become so essential to many people’s everyday lives that they often paste it into their prayer books, to be read every day along with the other morning prayers.”
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“I will not pray for you unless you pray yourself.
– St Anthony “Sayings from the Desert Fathers”
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!”
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“…we have to wash dishes, work, parent, do chores – we need to consecrate all of these to the glory of God, including our rule of prayer.”
“Regarding your private prayer rule, you must know that the rule exists for you. You do not exist for the rule, but live for the Lord. You must have the freedom of discernment”.
– St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
The Prayer of Prayers
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of His glory.”
– Isaiah 6:3
“True Christian prayer is asking that God’s will be done.”
“Christian mediation always includes faith, grace, prayer and above all, love.”
“The Scripture stories and particularly the Psalms, are the prayer of Jesus in His humiliation and
identification with each one of us.”
“The psalms are the prayer book of the Church.”
Orthodoxy of the Heart
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