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And let those who know Your name put their hope in You
PSALM 9 verse 11 from the text of (SAAS) St Athanasius Academy Septuagint |
Intuiting prayerIntuiting prayer may be described as contemplative prayer drawing upon personal imagination. The Jungian tradition uses the " active imagination " to designate those behaviours in which we let images and symbols emerge from the unconscious and flow into consciousness.
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Lion of JudahOne of the elders said to me " Do not weep. Behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
REVELATION 5:5 N.K.J.V. |
As the five senses and the interior sense are the vehicles of sensing prayer,
so the gift of the imagination is what carries intuiting prayer. A group which had gone off to the shore might have a meaningful time in common prayer by having each member bring back some nature-object which symbolizes something important for that person. |
Living bread I am the living bread
which came down from heaven If anyone eats of this bread, |
Inner Invocation Do not grow discouraged and quickly rise up again because of the strain and effort needed to keep your intellect concentrated on its inner vocation.
St Gregory of Sinai : Seven Texts on Prayer |
he will live forever :
and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. JOHN 6:51 NKJV |
InvocationPSALM 99:6 Jerusalem
Moses, Aaron one of the priests, and Samuel his votary, all invoked YAHWEH: and he answered them . |
living Father As the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father
so He who feeds on Me will live because of Me JOHN 6:57 NKJV |
Jacob's prayer from GENESIS ch32 verse 9 T.E.V......commences;-
God of my grandfather Abraham and God of my father Isaac hear me ! Invoke the holiness of the Lord |
living God El ChayMy soul thirsts for God, for the living God. PSALM 42:2
You are sons of the living God HOSEA 1:10 |
Are you weak, poor, faulty ? Invoke the holiness of the Lord:" Holy, Holy, Holy!"
Invoke the Blessed Holy One to assist you in your misery. He will come and instil His holiness into you Are you holy and rich in merit in the eyes of God ? Invoke the holiness of the Lord. It is infinite and will increase yours.. |
But the Lord is the true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King JEREMIAH 10:10 we trust in the living God 1 TIMOTHY 4:10 |
The angels do not cease singing their "Sanctus" and their supernatural beauty increases with each invocation of the holiness of our God.
Imitate the angels. Maria Valtorta |
LIVING STONE.....a living stone
rejected indeed by men but chosen by God and precious. 1 PETER 2:4 |
Indulgenced invocations are like telegrams that we can send off to God.We have many available;-
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Peter likens the growth of the Church to the Old Testament temple with its attending priesthood and its sacrifice and worship, Christ Himself being the fulfillment of this imagery. Thus, in Christ we become living stones, a spiritual house,and a
royal priesthood, the people of God who have obtained mercy. Footnotes from the ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE. |
May Jesus Christ be praised
Thanks be to God Your Will be done Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You My God and my all |
LogosIn the first chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ in His pre-incarnate state is called the Logos, the Word.
Additional meaning of Logos:- |
My Lord and My God
My Jesus, mercy Jesus, meek and humble of heart make my heart like your heart Liturgical invocations, are Pious invocations used privately during the liturgy. |
The Word of God, whether of the law Mark 7:13
or of the gospel Matt 13:19-23 Mark 2:2 Mark 16:20 Acts 8:4 2Tim 4:2 it sometimes implies the profession and practice of the gospel;- Matt 13:21 Mark 4:17 John 8:31 Rev 1:9 Rev 20:4. |
pious invocationsBy these we raise our hearts and minds with humble confidence to God while performing our duties or bearing the trials of life, They perfect our inward elevation.
We simply need to raise our hearts and utter or only think the pious invocation. |
IN the beginning was the Word JOHN 1:1
And He preached the word of God to them MARK 2:2 And they went out and preached everywhere,the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. MARK 16:20 |
This is helpful in times of temptation or danger when it may be difficult for us to say longer prayers.
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Lord Yahweh BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL
AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME, BLESS HIS HOLY NAME ! PSALM 103:1 |
noetic invocationWhen the intellect is exhausted by continuous noetic invocation and intense concentration, it can be given some rest by releasing it from the straightness of silent prayer and allowing it to relax in the amplitude of Psalmody. St Gregory of Sinai.
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The Lord as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD
JOSHUA 24:15 |
The Jesus PrayerLORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF THE LIVING GOD HAVE MERCY UPON US.
in using this prayer begin by thinking what the words mean. They speak of God,s infinite compassion and our utter need . |
The LordBoaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers ,THE LORD BE WITH YOU !
and they answered, THE LORD BLESS YOU ! RUTH 2:14 NKJV |
As we repeat the prayer our active mind gets tired of the unvaried phrase and it begins to work passively and receptively. We don't need to think what the words mean because we know what they mean, we now feel what they mean. The prayer
seems now to have sunk down from the head to the heart.It may seem now that the words are a mere accompaniment to an aspiration which is wordless and rises from |
Lord and SaviourAll flesh shall know that I, the Lord am your Saviour, and your Redeemer.
ISAIAH 49:26 You shall know that I the Lord, am your Saviour. ISAIAH 60:16 NKJV |
deep within; an aspiration which burns like an inner flame.
In my awareness of God I lift up my heart unto the Lord. The prayer is expressed in the feelings of my heart. the prayer is expressed in the Spirit. |
...........the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
2 PETER 1:11 ...........through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 PETER 2:20 |