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"On the Jesus Prayer is known to many Orthodox Christians. But often it

do not attach such importance it deserves, and yet this is the main,

key virtue around which everything revolves. If you use

Biblical way, this prayer can be compared to the ocean, which in

primitive times, before the flood washed all the earth, and watered it. Without

life-giving action of the Jesus prayer, this spiritual ocean, in man

nothing can grow, and the more fruit.

It is believed that doing the Jesus Prayer can only

monks and laity who every day are many worries, that's impossible. But

Take, for example, St. John of Kronstadt. What happened

the cause of his extraordinary prosperity? This little to say, but he was

doer of unceasing prayer. Since he was very zealous

Christian, took the unusual feat of service to others,

figuratively speaking, he became a monk among the world and to maintain discipline,

not to succumb to worldly and sinful thoughts, he needed emergency

tension forces. In addition, the devil raised up against him an extremely strong

blasphemous language, of which John's father sometimes says in his diaries.

Call to prayer Jesus made his need. And now, in addition to being

deducted required prayers every day and served a liturgy,

continually call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although his father was John

among the people in vanity, he has maintained an internal note allows him

sobriety take care of yourself. Moreover, the permanent occupation of the Jesus Prayer

led him to a state of such extraordinary moral purity that,

times he beheld a presence of the Blessed Trinity.

So, a man who seeks salvation, we can give a quick tip:

"Pray!" This is the most important thing, and if people will do it, then gradually

and all the rest will come, as stated by the Savior Himself: "Seek first the kingdom

Heaven, and the rest will come to you. " The Jesus Prayer is the very

Kingdom of Heaven, which we need to look for. The Holy Fathers even call it the

only precious beads for which the merchant, that is just

Christian leaves all their wealth. This jewel, the Jesus Prayer, though

and small, but its value is great wealth. And this comparison,

of course, is true. In a brief prayer of Jesus, we really gain

full of action of grace.

For better memory you can give a very brief

instruction: you acquire attentive unceasing prayer of Jesus. About

These two properties prayer - unceasing and care - we must

care for the most, and with it will come, and all the rest. If we

we neglect this and think that we can and do some cunning

to fulfill the commandment of the Gospel, or a separate board of the holy fathers, we have nothing

will not work. This is only a dream. "

Schema-archimandrite Abraham (Rejdman)