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The Jesus Prayer
The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God
Epub
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ISBN-13:
9781557257314
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
Epub
Seiten:
196
Autor:
Frederica Mathewes-Green
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable Epub
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A complete introduction to one of the most mysterious prayers of Eastern Christianity, The Jesus Prayer, helping to enable a person to be in God’s presence.
This book takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.The first section ofThe Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.
This book takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.The first section ofThe Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.
In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of “prayer without ceasing.” The result wasThe Jesus Prayer:
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.”
This jewel of Eastern Christianity aims at enabling a person to be in God’s presence, rather than to focus on feelings or thoughts about God.
The first section ofThe Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.