Prayer RULES!: Fr. Gabriel Weller

Well, let me state boldly that a Christian that does not take time to pray, is not a Christian! We must allow prayer to rule our lives instead of letting the world drag us around blindly! Listen to this wisdom from the teachings of Abba Evagrius the Monk: “As our body becomes dead and full of stench when the soul leaves it, so a soul in which prayer is not active is dead and stenches. That to be deprived of prayer should be counted worse than death is clearly shown us by Prophet Daniel, who was ready to die rather than be deprived of prayer at any hour. One should remember God more often than one breathes.” {Reflections on the Eight Thoughts", Abba Evagrius, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 113 - 114}
Fr Gabriel's Homily on December 24, 2023
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