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Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26 . . . There is nothing more worthwhile than to pray to God and to converse with him, for prayer unites us with God as his companions. As our bodily eyes are illuminated by seeing the light, so in contemplating God our soul is illuminated by him. Of course the prayer I have in mind is no matter of routine, it is deliberate and earnest. It is not tied down to a fixed timetable; rather it is a state which endures by night and day. . Prayer is the light of the soul, giving us true knowledge of God. It is a link mediating between God and man. By prayer the soul is borne up to heaven and in a marvellous way embraces the Lord. This meeting is like that of an infant crying on its mother, and seeking the best of milk. The soul longs for its own needs and what it receives is better than anything to be seen in the world. . Prayer is a precious way of communicating with God, it gladdens the soul and gives repose to its affections. You should not think of prayer as being a matter of words. It is a desire for God, an indescribable devotion, not of human origin, but the gift of God’s grace. As Saint Paul says: we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. . St John Chrysostom homilies on #prayer #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #prayerenlightensus #notinwordsonly #butinheart

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we …

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“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:33 . “This is how you pray continually — not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so that your life becomes one continuous and uninterrupted prayer.” St Basil the Great #watch #pray #prayer #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:33 . “This is how …

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“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 . “Seat yourself before the Lord continually, keeping the memory of Him in your heart, lest having lingered outside His memory, you are unable to speak boldly when you enter in before Him, because boldness with God comes from constant conversing with Him and from much prayer.” St Isaac the Syrian #prayer #throneofgrace #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

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“Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:24 . “They had not asked for anything until that moment. However, when He who will teach them to pray comes, they will ask for union with God the Father through the only begotten Son in the Holy Spirit. The Lord Jesus knows that a man’s spirit, that is to say, his rational mind that was created in the Lord’s image, cannot be satisfied except by Him alone.” Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty #askandyouwillreceive #prayer #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisenandAscended

“Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” …

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