On Prayer - Saint Paisios the Athonite

On Prayer - Saint Paisios the AthoniteSpiritual Counsels VI

In the previous five volumes of the series, The

Spiritual Counsels of Elder Paisios, there are many references to the

subject of prayer, since the Elder held prayer to be his primary work

throughout the course of his perfection as a monk. However, even in his

communication with people, both monks and laity, he always aimed at

helping them to entrust their life to God through prayer. This volume,

published with the blessing of our Chief-Shepherd, His Eminence

Nicodemos, Metropolitan of Kassandreia, comprises counsels of the Elder,

which are specifically on the subject of prayer.

For Elder

Paisios, prayer is the immeasurable potential which God has given us in

order to communicate with Him, and ask for His help. The Elder actually

felt pain when he observed people suffering as they struggled “with

their limited human capabilities”, when they could have asked for help

from God, Who “would have sent not simply divine help, but a whole

variety of divine assistance; and then, of course, His help would not be

called simply divine help, but a miracle of God”. It was why he had

insisted that we understand prayer to be a necessity and earnestly

sought to help those who had not learned to pray ‘to make a start in

order to get their heart working on prayer”. He also strengthened those

who had acquired the good habit of praying to pray with even more

philotimo and greater fervour. To everyone, however, he emphasized

repentance and humility as the main prerequisites for communication with

God.Pages: 328Size: 14 x 21 cm.

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