TRUE PRAYER - By Calvin Wulf

Christian Prayer






"When you stand in prayer and feel that no other joy can be compared to it, then you have indeed discovered true prayer." Evagrios of Pontus, a Christian sage, wrote this in the 4th century A.D. He became known as the greatest monastic teacher in Egypt. 

This kind of prayer is experienced with the direct and intimate consciousness of the Divine Presence. It may be that such prayers are uttered at a kind of altar found only in heavenly places. It's like the experience of Moses who talked with God face-to-face between the cherubim.

I enter the fullness of God's presence through the portal of his grace. Even before then, however, I must prepare to experience him. I will not experience this fullness of joy if I am preoccupied with myself and the concerns of the world. These distractions must be left behind. I will know how to pray when I get there. What do you say?

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Posted by Calvin and Lisa Wulf at 6/2/2009 6:00 AM
Categories: Christian Prayer,ALL CALVIN'S ENTRIES
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  • 6/2/2009 10:03 AM prayerthegate wrote:
    I will know how to pray when I get there. Powerful and true words. Very nice post. It blesses my life. Thanks.
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    1. 6/3/2009 2:08 PM Calvin Wulf wrote:
      Thanks, glad to bless you. Words are not always necessary in the Divine Presence. His presence is all I seek.
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  • 6/6/2009 9:58 AM Etienne Marais wrote:
    Reacently I read a letter in the TV Plus where a reader spoke up against Harry Potter. As a Christian I wish to state that the Bible clearly tells us to
    have nothing to do with witchcraft.
    When I was 14 years old I had the most terrible experience.
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  • 6/6/2009 10:02 AM Etienne Marais wrote:
    For a long time I heard voices that repeated over and over:'Harry must go.' As a Christian I would like to warn people who are crazy about Harry Potter. Rather stay away before you also
    have to experience the trauma that I did.
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  • 6/6/2009 10:06 AM Etienne Marais wrote:
    I am praying for the salvation of everyone involved with Harry Potter some
    way or another. I've also sent e-mails to some of them to tell them that God loves them and that I will keep on praying for their salvation.
    Reply to this

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