“The literal translation of the words ‘pray always’ is ‘come to rest.’ The Greek word for rest is hesychia, and hesychasm is the term which refers to the spirituality of the desert. A hesychast is a man or a woman who seeks solitude and silence as the ways to unceasing prayer. The prayer of the hesychasts is a prayer of rest. This rest, however, has little to do with the absence of conflict or pain. It is a rest in God in the midst of a very intense daily struggle.”
~Henri Nouwen~
I love this description of prayer. In spite of circumstances, desirable or awful, through praying always we come to rest in our Savior.
Thank you Father, for letting us speak with you and listen to you. Thank you for giving us spiritual rest.
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46: 10 a
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