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One medicine for the heart, is the use of a \u201cPrayer Rule.\u201d This \u201cRule\u201d is of the utmost importance, for the prayer rule helps develop the discipline we all need to progress, spiritually. It is one of the great tools the Orthodox Way has to offer, and has been handed down, from the earliest of times, through the Fathers of the Church. The \u201cart of prayer,\u201d comes from the experience of the Early Church.<\/p>\n
The Morning and Evening Prayers should be said as though one\u2019s life depended on it, for, in a profound way, our spiritual life DOES depend on it. The Precommunion Prayers, as well as the Postcommunion Prayers, together with abstinence from all food and drink from midnight on, \u00a0prior to receiving the Holy Mysteries, is also a discipline that, not only is commanded by the Church, but properly prepares us for the reception of Our Lord\u2019s Body and Blood. It is in the reception of His very Body and Blood, where we receive healing of both body and soul.<\/p>\n
The use of the Jesus Prayer, \u201cLord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner,\u201d throughout the day, aids us in a most powerful way, to live out our life, focused on Christ. There is power in the Holy Name of Jesus, and this prayer fulfills Saint Paul\u2019s injunction that we \u201cshould pray always.\u201d The Jesus Prayer, also known as the Prayer of the Heart, gives us the strength to walk with Jesus, throughout the day, even when driving through heavy traffic, weeding in the garden, waiting for the bus, or sitting in a long board meeting.<\/p>\n
Finally, it is important to remember that the Church, as defined by the Early Church Fathers, is not a religious institution, but, rather, a living organism, that is the Hospital for the Soul. Her priests, who first sought therapy, became the therapists. Therefore, the frequent use of the \u201ctools\u201d given to us by Christ, through His Church, are of the utmost importance to our spiritual progress. Weekly confession, and weekly reception of the Holy Eucharist, give us spiritual strength, and enable us to live \u201cin the world,\u201d without being \u201cof the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because Orthodoxy is \u201cwholistic,\u201d in nature, our living out this Faith should not be confined to Sunday morning. If we were a pianist, and made our living playing with a orchestra, we wouldn\u2019t think of going through a week without daily practice, for we\u2019d not be in the orchestra for long. As well, a marriage that is not worked at, on a daily basis, is doomed to ultimate failure, for a relationship between two people, requires work. If we expect to have a relationship with God, and have Him dwell in our hearts, and commune with Him, we have to treat our spiritual life as something important, and something that we are committed to. An occasional Liturgy, does not suffice, if we expect to grow in Faith and Wisdom.<\/p>\n
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