Friday, August 19, 2011


Daily Prayer

Fr. Peter Orfanakos
“In peace let us pray to the Lord,” the first petition of several litanies in the Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, in essence tells us to leave our cares behind and to actually talk with God in prayer. Prayer is the spiritual food that strengthens our whole being. Prayer enables us to maintain a personal relationship with our loving God, through that intimate ‘soul to Spirit’ dialogue. Prayer softens our wills so that we can become more receptive to His will. In prayer we can see where we have been, where we are and where we need to direct our steps in order to walk in God’s Way.
Christianity at first was called simply “the Way” (Acts 19:23; 24:22). The Christian faith....

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