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Originally Posted by InChristAlone
"Prayer is by nature a dialog and a union with God. Its effect is to hold the world together. It achieves a reconciliation with God." St. John Climacus
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I pray all day, like breathing. Couldn't get on without it.
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Originally Posted by ICA
I have found five English translations of the prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. I like this prayer but I can't choose the best English version, since English is not my native language. Brother Harold and brother Mike, could you help me, please?
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Well I say, six of one, half a dozen of another.
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Originally Posted by Prayer
O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking.
But bestow upon me, Thy servant, the spirit of chastity, of meekness, of patience, and of love.
Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother, for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.
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In other words, make me a supernatural being.
Or possibly not even a real prayer. But a prayer->sermon ... like so many prayers spoken in public, and in church meetings.