THE JESUS PRAYER ~ ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

[orthodoxinquirer]

Please pray for me, I’m researching Orthodoxy and hopefully one day I can become a Catechumen then get Chrismated into the Orthodox Church

[quietmousse]

I was desperate and in a very bad state when I first heard about the Jesus prayer, near 2 years ago. I had just begun to pray regularly and was wracked by remorse, in anguish over my sins and failures. One day I was awake in the early morning, maybe 3 to 4 AM, and again suffering emotionally from the consequences of my sins; so I prayed the Jesus prayer fervently, intensely, for what must have been 5 minutes straight. When I opened my eyes Jesus's face appeared right in front of me, filling my whole vision. He look at me for a moment with a measuring gaze. Then He smiled kindly. I believe He wanted to encourage me. His appearance gave me the strength and faith to keep going. The Jesus prayer saved my life, and it may have saved my soul

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 🙏

[pk]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of god, have mercy on me as a sinner .

[peregrino]

I have protestant origin and when I began to prayed the Jesus prayer I felt more close to God.

[kevinhughes]

The Jesus prayer means a lot to me, because at night I am regularly plagued with lots of thoughts and temptations right before I sleep. It is very hard to fall asleep when you begin to stress about thoughts of the day. Also, I find, at least for me, that this is a time when my mind wishes to recount the things of the day, and perhaps even fantasize about how I wish things would and could have gone. All of this is foolishness and to be avoided, and nothing is better than the Jesus prayer and the Psalms to cast such things away. I forget which saint said it, but it has proven true again and again, if you will busy yourself with the Jesus prayer, you will not be lost

[SwargKaBluewaterpeenahai]

jesus prayer god is real god is suprem god is money god is life god is family god is power

[chelsjohnson]

Anytime I feel unwanted anxiety or anxious uncontrollable feelings, I say the Jesus prayer and I instantly get relieved from it. 🙏 it is an amazing prayer and I will try my best to make prayer a daily routine.

[McIntyreBible]

0:47, "we cannot know God through the intellect" St.Paul in 1 Corinthians 2 affirms this!

[robertstephens]

Thank you, Father. As a Catholic priest I have found the Jesus Prayer a most fruitful practice. I was impressed by your presentation.
Oremus pro invicem.

[crowlikemadness]

As a Traditional Latin Mass Catholic that currently started attending a Byzantine Catholic church, I find that the Jesus prayer is very powerful. Thank Father Spyridon, God bless

[BDyoungster]

The Jesus prayer alleviates my temptation the fastest. The power is surreal

[ChicagoMike]

I needed this. I have a big oral surgery coming up on Wednesday and am filled with anxiety. I am putting my trust in the lord to guide me and give me the strength to get through this. God bless you all.

[michael.]

Praying this prayer during a sleep paralysis made my hallucinations disappear.

[cuthbertsboots]

The Jesus Prayer saved me from a very serious sin to which I had been enslaved. Thank you, Father.

[bigcaptainschannel]

My second cousin was a Greek Orthodox priest in Beaumont Texas. Father Michael Welborn taught me about the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Jesus prayer many years ago. I am 75 years old and I am Catholic, and I pray the Rosary and the Jesus Prayer almost every day.

I plan to study more about the Eastern Orthodox Church in my old age. Father Spyridon inspires me. I now listen to him daily.

[antonkirani]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.

[nickzero]

Mercy in greek is translated as "έλεος" which means oil/ointment. Like those we use on our wounds. When we are saying the Jesus Prayer, we are asking from Christ to heal us

[kalanfisher_]

I’ve been a Protestant for nearly 3 years now. But the church I go to I see no discipline and no commitment to God. I’ve found myself ignoring Him and not acknowledging him myself. The discipline in orthodoxy inspires me and makes me think about converting

[Србомбоница]

It's truly the best prayer, but I notice when I get angry and try to calm myself with that prayer, it's very difficult and words of the prayer are not coming out of my mouth, I have to force myself to speak the prayer, it's horrible what anger does to my soul, but I want to say the Jesus prayer a lot, I feel I separate myself from God daily and than desperately try to get back to Him at night, it's crazy

[NJP]

The Jesus prayer works. Everyone should make use of it. Thank you for all your help Father Spyridon.