“ The Impact of Contemplative Prayer on Psychological, Relational, and Spiritual Well-Being: A Study of the Jesus Prayer,” found that practicing the Jesus Prayer for ten minutes a day for 30 days, sitting quietly, increases one’s perception of their closeness with God. Be sincere in your prayer and repeat it with contrition. Attention when praying the Jesus Prayer is important.
You will experience the challenge of dealing with your thoughts, the tendency for your mind to wander. Repeat the Jesus Prayer continually for 15 minutes at first and then expand to 30 minutes.
Begin by saying the Jesus Prayer verbally focusing on each word. It is best to add the Jesus Prayer to your morning prayers as this is when the mind is the quietest. In praying the Jesus Prayer, our holy Fathers tell us, we say it over and over hundreds of times as part of our daily prayer rule. The second is a discipline to help us attain command of our wandering minds and produce calmness so the Holy Spirit can work through us and help us live the virtues in communion with God. The Jesus Prayer has two essential functions. The Jesus Prayer's power comes from the use of our Lord's Name, Jesus Christ, Son of God.
At this moment when our mind is wholly focused on God, we create a truly personal and direct connection with Him. The Jesus Prayer is believed to be as old as the Church itself.īishop Anthony Bloom says the Jesus Prayer, “more than any other,” serves us to be capable to “stand in God’s presence.” This means that the Jesus Prayer helps us to direct our mind solely on God with “no other thought” filling our mind but the thought of God. The Jesus Prayer declares our faith and humbles us by requesting mercy for our sinfulness. The Jesus Prayer according to many Church Fathers of early Christianity is "essential" to our spiritual maturity. It is also sometimes abbreviated to "Lord Have Mercy" as is used in liturgical services of Orthodox Christianity. "Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." The Jesus Prayer is a simple, easy prayer to recite and remember:
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