Praying the Psalms 09/13/2017 The Eastern Orthodox Church has many interesting traditions. One that has always spoken to me was the public reading of the Psalms. The Orthodox Church has divided the Psalms into twenty groups called kathismata and each kathisma is divided into three sections called stases. Two to three kathismata are read each day so that the entire book is read aloud every week. We are encouraged to pray through the Psalms paying close attention to the language being used and to identify what that language READ MORE
The Eastern Orthodox Church has many interesting traditions. One that has always spoken to me was the public reading of the Psalms. The Orthodox Church has divided the Psalms into twenty groups called kathismata and each kathisma is divided into three sections called stases. Two to three kathismata are read each day so that the entire book is read aloud every week. We are encouraged to pray through the Psalms paying close attention to the language being used and to identify what that language
Praying with the Whole Body 07/09/2017 I was challenged recently while reading the book "Simply Christian" by N. T. Wright. In it he talked about a traditional Eastern Orthodox prayer that goes like this: "Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner." He said that it's traditional to repeat the prayer and let the effect sink in. He suggested an addition to the prayer that has stuck with me. He adds, "Almighty Father, Maker of all things, build your Kingdom in our midst" and "Holy Spirit, breath of the living God, READ MORE
I was challenged recently while reading the book "Simply Christian" by N. T. Wright. In it he talked about a traditional Eastern Orthodox prayer that goes like this: "Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner." He said that it's traditional to repeat the prayer and let the effect sink in. He suggested an addition to the prayer that has stuck with me. He adds, "Almighty Father, Maker of all things, build your Kingdom in our midst" and "Holy Spirit, breath of the living God,
