7/14/2023 0 Comments Little red prayer book appTherefore we must include prayer in all parts of our day, including at bedtime. HippolytusĪs we can see from the Church fathers’ quotes (and, better yet, from their lives!) prayer is a vital part of our Orthodox Christian life. “Pray also before your body rests on the bed.” St. If prayer precedes your work and if, when you rise from your bed, your first movements are accompanied by prayer, sin can find no entrance to attack your soul.” ~ St Ephrem the Syrian When you are able, bend your knees, when you cannot, make intercession in your mind, ‘at evening and at morning and at midday’. “Whether you are in church, or in your house, or in the country whether you are guarding sheep, or constructing buildings, or present at drinking parties, do not stop praying.
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