"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5, 16 - 17).
Joy and Prayer can not contradict each other, even if it seems that the soul, full of joy and rejoicing, there is nothing more to ask of the Lord. But prayer is not only an expression of sorrow and sickness, suffering cry of the soul. Is the joy of the lightest, most complete you have no need to turn to the Lord, lifting up his thanks for the great gift of joy that fills our hearts? In joy as in sorrow, the soul must first seek the Lord, the Source of our life. To Him, at His feet, we must take and the happiness and sorrow, and tears, and rejoicing.
Every perfect gift comes from above. Joy and sorrow - all from Him. And the prayer of constant communication with Him. All bright and welcome to our life is a gift from God, youth, health, holy family happiness, the beauty of nature, every ray of sunshine, every lovely flower on the field - all that makes us happy, all we hold dear, all that we receive from the hands of the Creator.
But the real joy for us, the joy of spiritual joy in Christ - the fullness of love. only in love - true happiness, only loving soul shines bright sunlight, reflecting a heavenly glow. Love is in need of prayer and love raduyuschiysya constantly praying, as true love itself is a prayer.
In love we find joy, but joy is not perfect, yet we did not put his soul for his friend. "There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"
Joy and Prayer can not contradict each other, even if it seems that the soul, full of joy and rejoicing, there is nothing more to ask of the Lord. But prayer is not only an expression of sorrow and sickness, suffering cry of the soul. Is the joy of the lightest, most complete you have no need to turn to the Lord, lifting up his thanks for the great gift of joy that fills our hearts? In joy as in sorrow, the soul must first seek the Lord, the Source of our life. To Him, at His feet, we must take and the happiness and sorrow, and tears, and rejoicing.
Every perfect gift comes from above. Joy and sorrow - all from Him. And the prayer of constant communication with Him. All bright and welcome to our life is a gift from God, youth, health, holy family happiness, the beauty of nature, every ray of sunshine, every lovely flower on the field - all that makes us happy, all we hold dear, all that we receive from the hands of the Creator.
But the real joy for us, the joy of spiritual joy in Christ - the fullness of love. only in love - true happiness, only loving soul shines bright sunlight, reflecting a heavenly glow. Love is in need of prayer and love raduyuschiysya constantly praying, as true love itself is a prayer.
In love we find joy, but joy is not perfect, yet we did not put his soul for his friend. "There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"
(Jn 15, 13). Trying to love one another, to give his life to serving people, to forget themselves for others, we begin to realize that the true life of love.
Then it becomes clear that we have suffered hunger, and fed on spiritual husks, while living only for himself. The deeper our love, the greater our desire to improve. The more we love, the more we strive for the ideal, the less we are pleased with themselves. Happiness is short, his rest, his health, his happiness is the goal of our lives. About them we cry day and night to the Lord, we call on them first and foremost God's blessing.
Oh! Match all the joy in me with prayer and thanksgiving. Let me pray for my love to you and to my fellow man, even remembering Your dying words I will never forget the word, Thee saying: "I thirst!" (John 19, 28).
This word expressed all the love thy thirsty salvation of mankind. Give me, O Lord, covet not only the salvation of my soul, but also the salvation of all men. Give me happy is not one of the earth, a passing pleasure, but give me the "enter into the joy of my Lord" (Matthew 25, 2). Give me the power of Your love, your prayers, and when I reach your glory, that you give me a taste of the joy eternal, which is your right hand forever.
Then it becomes clear that we have suffered hunger, and fed on spiritual husks, while living only for himself. The deeper our love, the greater our desire to improve. The more we love, the more we strive for the ideal, the less we are pleased with themselves. Happiness is short, his rest, his health, his happiness is the goal of our lives. About them we cry day and night to the Lord, we call on them first and foremost God's blessing.
Oh! Match all the joy in me with prayer and thanksgiving. Let me pray for my love to you and to my fellow man, even remembering Your dying words I will never forget the word, Thee saying: "I thirst!" (John 19, 28).
This word expressed all the love thy thirsty salvation of mankind. Give me, O Lord, covet not only the salvation of my soul, but also the salvation of all men. Give me happy is not one of the earth, a passing pleasure, but give me the "enter into the joy of my Lord" (Matthew 25, 2). Give me the power of Your love, your prayers, and when I reach your glory, that you give me a taste of the joy eternal, which is your right hand forever.
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