{"id":1304,"date":"2020-04-15T10:33:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T08:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/predication.net\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:13:02","slug":"what-is-prayerits-necessity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=1304","title":{"rendered":"What is prayer,its necessity."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spiritual writers&#8217; testimony does not solve the problem of prayer&#8217;s necessity speculatively; they consider it useless. Instead, they seek to lead people to pray frequently and practically. They illuminate its need through equations. According to the Didache (Doctrine of the 12 Apostles), prayer belongs to the way of light. St. John Chrysostom compares it to a spring that jumped in the middle of paradise and gave it to all living things. Without it, paradise would become a wasteland: the soldier&#8217;s sword, the Christian&#8217;s prayer. For the Church, prayers are a wall against enemies. St. John Klimek places praise of prayer into nuclear metaphors: \u00abPrayer is saving the world, peace with God, mother and daughter of sweet tears, reconciliation of sins, lifting the bridge against temptations, beating against attacks of distress, soothing wars, engaging angels, a diet of souls, future joy an activity that will last forever, virtue, the bearer of all the graces of God &#8230; \u00bbIn the same place, St. Klimek personifies the prayers and presents them: Grant to me all who are labored and overloaded, and I will strengthen you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am quiet and humble in heart, and you will discover rest for your soul. My yoke is pleasant (Mt 11:28-29); it heals sins. Russian spiritual writer Teofan Zatvornik (f. 1894) divides man into three layers according to Eastern tradition: body, soul, and spirit. The Spirit is God&#8217;s life in us, given by the mysterious presence of the Holy Spirit. Each of these parts has its own characteristic life. The body feeds, breathes, and moves. The soul thinks, wants, and feels. The characteristic activity of the spirit is prayer, which can be called the &#8220;breath of the spirit.&#8221; As oxygen enters the blood, it spreads throughout the body. So prayer absorbs the grace of the Holy Spirit and transmits it to all our work. The Holy Spirit is a fire burning in the heart. He needs air to keep the light out. Prayer stirs this holy flame. Otherwise, prayer is like basking in the sun. One warms up easily, comfortably, and effortlessly, while in the cold shade, one would have to move and strain a lot. It can, therefore, be said, as Theophan writes, that prayer is a &#8220;barometer of spiritual life,&#8221; &#8220;queen of all virtues,&#8221; and &#8220;science of all sciences.&#8221; We end up with a similar quote from St. Augustine: \u00abIs there anything better than prayer? Is something more necessary for life? Is something sweeter for feelings? Is there anything nobler in the whole religion?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spiritual writers&#8217; testimony does not solve the problem of prayer&#8217;s necessity speculatively; they consider it useless. Instead, they seek to lead people to pray frequently and practically. They illuminate its need through equations. 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