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Using the Jesus Prayer well requires a constant aliveness to God – St Theophan

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Theophan the Recluse

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You regret that the Jesus Prayer is not unceasing, that you do not recite it constantly. But constant repetition is not required. What is required is a constant aliveness to God — an aliveness present when you talk, read, watch, or examine something. But since you are already practising the Jesus Prayer… in due course the prayer will widen its scope.

— Igumen Chariton of Valamo: /The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology/ p83

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