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I am convinced that our kids and teens need to hear this prayer more than any other. It's called the Jesus Prayer and whenever we use it, we call upon Christ as the Holy Scripture says, keeping Him on our minds, in our hearts, and on our lips with every minute of the day. This short but powerful prayer sanctifies whatever task we are doing!
Fold the laundry ... and say this prayer
Drive to the grocery store ... and say this prayer
Say it in any language, say it in short or long form...
but whatever you do, keep praying and let your kids hear you!
The Jesus Prayer has even been put to a simple melody in order to sing it. I have heard it in two different forms, and love both! It's great to use on long car trips, because everyone can participate. Take turns offering the first name of someone you'd like to sing the Jesus Prayer for, then complete the song on their behalf.
We say, "Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on ______, your servant."
Sometimes we include all the poor, the hungry, the orphaned, the priests, all monks and nuns, those with a handicap, etc. Before you know it, you and your family will have prayed for the sanctification of the whole world!
"Indeed, our true task is always the same and is always accomplished in the same way: to call upon our Lord Jesus Christ with a burning heart so that His holy name intercedes for us." -
-Hesychios the Priest: On Personal Holiness
5 comments:
What a god reminder to us to say this powerful prayer ALL the time. It should always be on our lips. I hope you have a blessed day!
The +Jesus+ prayer has changed our life, & that of our children -- thanks be to God!
This is so true, this is the most important prayer our children can learn from our lips.
BTW, where did you find the "search my blog" widget? I can't find one anywhere! :) Can you email me the code, pretty please?
Hello! I want to comment on the Christian view of forgiveness.
How to live in order to enable the Creator in His loving kindness to provide His foregivness is outlined in Tan’’kh ( the Jewish Bible) ; and was also taught by the first century Ribi Yehoshua from Nazareth (the Mashiakh; the Messiah).
Tan’’kh – for example Yekhëzqeil (Hezekiel) 18 – promises foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep Torah. The Creator cannot lie and He does not change (Malakhi 3:6)! According to Tehilim (“Psalms”) 103 the Creator gives his foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep His berit (“covenant”; the pre-conditions to be included in the berit is according to the Jewish Bible to do ones sincerest to keep Torah). The NT-view of foregiveness is not in accordance with what I wrote.
If you want to find Ribi Yehoshuas teachings here: Netzarim
Anders Branderud
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