Subj : Meditation on Calmness
To   : All
From : rich
Date : Wed Apr 22 2020 09:03:10

From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

ready to be revealed in the final time." [1 Peter 1:3-5]


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 The power of prayer

   =E2=80=9CPrayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a
mine never exhausted, a sky unobstructed by clouds, a haven unruffled
by storm. It is the root, the fountain, and the mother of a thousand
blessings. It exceeds a monarch's power. ..I speak not of the praye=
r
which is cold and feeble and devoid of zeal. I speak of that which
proceeds from a mind outstretched, the child of a contrite spirit, the
offspring of a soul converted -=E2=80=93 this is the prayer which mounts to
heaven.
   The power of prayer has subdued the strength of fire, bridled the
rage of lions, silenced anarchy, extinguished wars, appeased the
elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, enlarged the
gates of heaven, relieved diseases, averted frauds, rescued cities
from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested the
progress of the thunderbolt. In sum prayer has power to destroy
whatever is at enmity with the good.=E2=80=9D
--St. John Chrysostom
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