On the Prayer of Jesus:

[Steve Hayes]

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov’s concluding words from the book

On the Prayer of Jesus:

“By our attentive prayer let us seek to turn the gaze of our mind to ourselves
so that we discover within ourselves our sinfulness. When we discover it, let
us stand mentally before our Lord Jesus Christ in the company of the lepers,
the blind, the deaf, the lame, the paralyzed, the possessed; and let us begin
our mournful cry of prayer before Him from the poverty of our spirit and from
a heart crushed with sorrow for our sinfulness.

Let this cry be infinitely abundant. . . . .

. . . . let it be clothed in the brief but meaningful prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.

Amen. “

from On the Prayer of Jesus, from the Ascetic Essays of Bishop Ignatius
Brianchaninov, translated by Father Lazarus, forward by Bishop Kallistos
Ware. New Seeds: Boston & London, 2006. pp. `139-40.

The Book:
http://www.mybookmonlivre.com/On-The-Prayer-of-Jesus-Ignatius-Brianchaninov.php


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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
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