Spirituality: The Greatness of Prayer
Spirituality: The Greatness of Prayer Spirituality: The Greatness of Prayer By Father El Meskeen Excerpts From Chapter 2 of the book Orthodox Prayer, by Matta El-Meskeen, Coptic monastic reformer and spiritual father of the Monastery of St. Macarius. Man’s modern tendency to make prayer self-referential flies in the face of true prayer… “Holy, Holy Holy” (Is 6:3) is the transcendent essence of prayer that the Seraphim declared in a vision to the prophet Isaiah. In its true essence, prayer is a communion with the heavenly host in praising their Creator. It will surely end up as such w...
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