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Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Uncategorized
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The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God $7.27 “The Jesus Prayer has historically been passed on face-to-face, from one Christ-loving person to the next, down the generations ever since the desert saints. It is learned in a community of fellow-believers, all of whom are aware of their need and sin, trying daily to resist temptation better and love God more. As you form the habit of saying this prayer in the back of your mind all the time… |
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Praying the Jesus Prayer (Ancient Spiritual Disciplines) $4.99 “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.”This very simple prayer was developed in the deserts of Egypt and Palestine during the early centuries of Christian faith, and has been practiced in the Eastern Orthodox Church ever since. It is a prayer inspired by St. Paul’s exhortation to “pray constantly” (I Thessalonians 5:17), and its purpose is to tune one’s inner attention to the presence o… |
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