04/09/2026
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
It comes from the early Church and has particularly been championed by the Orthodox Church. My own background is, as you probably know, Protestant, Charismatic, Pentecostal and evangelical, but I have found this wonderfully simple prayer a beautiful way to meet with God. Honestly I don't really identify with any of these labels! By God's grace I am a disciple of Jesus and the Father has made me, in Christ, his son.
Anyway, early one morning, I went down to the beach and harbour in Scarborough at sunrise and spent 58 minutes walking and praying the Jesus Prayer.
Nothing artificial here, You'll hear the sea, the gulls and Scarborough quietly coming to life in the background. It was a beautiful morning as the sun appeared over the harbour.
You can leave it playing in the background, or actively join in, out loud or silently, as I lead the prayer. One person has already commented on how it helped them get their first night's sleep since last May - Praise God!
If you've never prayed the Jesus Prayer before, 58 minutes may be far too much! In which case, try 10 or 20 minutes to begin with. Over time, perhaps it could become part of your daily prayer. Of course no problem if you are just leaving it on to fall asleep to!
It's not for everyone, but for those who persist in the discipline, it can become a beautiful way simply to be with Jesus.
Please let me know how you get on
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God bless
๏ฟผPaul
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