Oct 12, 2019
Our Faith: Orthodox Christianity
Prayer as a Mystery and Medicine for Pride
Questions for consideration: what happens when we pray? What is the purpose of prayer? How does pride (noetic effect of the fall!) affect our prayer?
Background.
An Apology for Prayer… and for using a Prayer Book
Final point for tonight. We begin prayers; “In the Name…” This is scriptural, but what does it mean? We are God’s imagers. We re-present Him. We act in His name. Done with confident humility. Here’s a mind-bender: the Logos prayed to the Father (a witness of them being “One” as we should be one)!
Next week: Asceticism as training for perfection.