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“Paisios”
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It’s been awhile since I posted anything, but had two interesting things happen during my prayer time over the last few days that I wanted to write down before I forgot them. I (almost) always light candles during my prayer time, and if they go out in the middle of prayer I just leave them dark...
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I haven’t posted much in this blog recently. Life has been somewhat stressful and chaotic, and for awhile my prayer life was half-hearted and intermittent. I tried to continue my prayers, but the motivation and the energy just weren’t there. Fortunately, over the last few months, I have gotten...
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“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6: 14-15 NKJV) Every morning, I pray the Lord’s Prayer/Model Prayer, and say “forgive us our...
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In JRR Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, there is a scene (the chapter titled “Queer Lodgings”) in which Gandalf, the dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo have sought refuge and hospitality in the house of Beorn, a giant shapeshifter who turns into a great bear. They told him their story of trials and...
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So I have made this blog primarily to record my thoughts, experiences and insights gained when I pray. In some cases, I have experiences into which I have very little insight, but want to document them lest I forget (which is not difficult with my memory!). So today, I have no wisdom, but just a...
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I know there is some debate amongst Christians as to the appropriateness of praying for the dead, and it is not a debate I wish to enter. At worst, it seems to me that it is ineffective and simply an indication of affection for those of our loved ones who have shuffled off this mortal coil. At...
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Yesterday I thought I was doing well in prayer - keeping my focus on God, keeping out stray thoughts, and generally just getting closer to Him. In fact, I was quite pleased with myself for it. “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18) Today was a...
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“35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. 36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. 37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”...
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This will be a brief entry, and is really just a retelling (and slight rewording) of a private message I sent asking advice from another user. I am including it so as to remind myself of a few of the things I have experienced while praying. “I think I mentioned in one of the threads in which we...
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I've decided to write about my prayer life, to try and help sort out some of the challenges, successes, and progress that I face during my journey to seek Him and follow Him more closely. While I have made this public, I apologize in advance to anyone who mistakenly reads this thinking they may...

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