re/CALL 103: Why Don’t You Pray?
We know that prayer is important—we’re even told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)—and yet we Christians tend to have a dark secret: we don’t actually pray. For example, a recent study...
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We know that prayer is important—we’re even told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)—and yet we Christians tend to have a dark secret: we don’t actually pray. For example, a recent study...
View ArticleWorship & You: Unit 11 Study Guide (Teen Version)
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. If you’re like me, you’ve often decided that you need to pray more—so, for a few days you...
View ArticleOrthodox Life Tips: A Morning Prayer
St. Ambrose of Milan gives us a powerful prayer you can say in the morning: Brightness of the Father’s glory, Spread the splendor of Thy light; Radiant Fountain, Dayspring dawning, Banish now the...
View Articlere/CALL 104: How to Pray Every Day
If you’re like me, you’ve often decided that you need to pray more—so, for a few days you faithfully pray several times each day, and then it’s once every other day, and then…pretty soon, you’re again...
View ArticleWorship & You: Unit 12 Study Guide (Adult Version)
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. You’ve prepared yourself to pray: you’ve focused your attention, you’re standing in front of...
View Articlere/CALL 105: Prayers You Can Say Every Day
You’ve prepared yourself to pray: you’ve focused your attention, you’re standing in front of your icon corner, but now there’s a problem: what do you say? How do you speak to the Lord of the Universe?...
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You’ve prepared yourself to pray: you’ve focused your attention, you’re standing in front of your icon corner, but now there’s a problem: what do you say? How do you speak to the Lord of the Universe?...
View ArticleOrthodox Life Tips: Let Prayer Reach Your Heart
Prayer isn’t merely something we say or do—it’s something that grows within us and transforms us. This is why St. John of Kronstadt says, When you pray, try to let the prayer reach your heart; in other...
View ArticleOrthodox Life Tips: A Prayer Against Evil Thoughts
Our minds can be plagued with an endless variety of evil thoughts, whether being hateful toward others, or impure, or any number of other things. Here’s a prayer against evil thoughts: May those who...
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