There is no touching God, no genuine prayer, which does not directly result for the one who prays in the sufferings of Christ for the love of creation. If we are not willing to do the commandments of Christ and to take radical decisions and actions toward God, ourselves, others, and the very world we live in, then we had better not even begin to pray. For in prayer, God will push us to do things, things our natural man might not want to do. Young man, do not forget to say your prayers. If your prayer is sincere, there will be every time you pray a new feeling containing an idea in it, an idea that you did not know before, which will give you courage.
Prayer is a teacher.
By praying, we are taught of God by God Himself. And one of the things that we learn is itself how to pray. This web site is donated and maintained by TheoLogic Systems, which provides software and information tools for Orthodox Christians and parishes world wide.