Taste The presence | Holy Spirit Orthodox Church Skip to primary content Holy Spirit Orthodox Church 700 Shamrock Boulevard, Venice FL 34293 – Orthodox Church in America Search Main menu Home Parish Leadership Weekly Service Schedule Monthly Calendar What is the Orthodox Church? Connect Address and Directions Tithe, Donate, AmazonSmile Food Sales Our Images Contact Us Post navigation ← Previous Next → Taste The presence Posted on December 27, 2018 by Fr. Stephen Lourie We all need a good dose of silent prayer each and every day. Finding that perfect place in your home that can become your cave, or prayer closet, will afford you that sacred space where you can go deep into the heart and connect with God. That place where you can close off your family, your worries, your job, your distractions, and go deep into your heart where you will find the peace that comes from Christ. The Jesus Prayer is the perfect prayer, for it is a prayer of adoration and praise, and a prayer that proclaims that Jesus is Lord, and, as God, can grant mercy upon you. The simple prayer which invokes the Holy Name of Jesus can transform your life, and take you into the very Heart of God. This prayer is known as the Prayer of the Heart for the very reason that it is of the heart. “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.” Said with the aid of a Prayer Rope (thus bringing your body into the action of the prayer), this prayer accomplishes Saint Paul’s admonition that we should “pray always”. It is a prayer that takes you out of yourself and into communion with Christ. It is a prayer that can change your life because through this prayer you can taste the presence of Christ within you. Love in Christ, Abbot Tryphon Like this: Like Loading... Related This entry was posted in Weekly Announcements by Fr. Stephen Lourie. Bookmark the permalink. Proudly powered by WordPress %d bloggers like this: