In the opening to the 'Noetic Prayer' series, His Grace Bishop Emilianos of Meloa shares the story of how Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra (of Blessed Memory), gave the blessing for his discourses to be published. His Grace then begins his reflections on the topic of prayer by discussing a talk Elder Aimilianos gave in 1974 titled 'On Prayer', found in the book 'The Church at Prayer'. The themes covered in this first talk include:
🕊️ What is prayer?
🕊️ Do we know how to pray?
🕊️ What is the purpose?
🕊️ What is more important, nepsis or prayer?
🕊️ Why those who do not know how to pray are good for nothing.
🕊️ The harm that befalls us if we do not know how to pray.
🕊️ How a spiritual guide can determine if they have failed their spiritual children.
🕊️ Prayer is not a recipe; small steps will get us far; cultivation is key.
🕊️ An insight into a monastic's prayer rule.
His Grace then goes on to answer live and pre-submitted questions, including:
🕊️ How do you pray for others?
🕊️ In the Divine Liturgy, does praying individually with your prayer rope conflict with communal prayer?
🕊️ What are the common effects that a person can expect to experience when properly practicing the Jesus Prayer?
And much, much more!"
8 сен 2024
