description of the holy land

St Jerome pray for me a sinner

when a prayer takes longer than expected

Suffering and prayer

 Allow the suffering to be an opportunity to find reason for prayer and reflection

Hail Mary full of grace pray for us sinners

Willoughby bible - KING JAMES FAMILY BIBLE Old New Testaments Apocrypha 43 Plates 1772

 

3000-9000/12000

What do you wish for ?

To walk on water, its not the act of walking on water but what the representation of this achievement is in itself. How holy it must be that to have such faith as to walk on water, what more can a person ever want on this earth or of this earth ever want. To be in total communion with faith that the mere ways of this world would be 

Prayers written at Vailimia, by Robert Louis Stevenson

 

STEVENSON"S PRAYERS : by R.L. Stevenson - Chatto & Windus - 1922 : 3rd Printing with Gold Leaf ***

The book contains family prayers Stevenson coined while living his final sickly years in the town of Vailima, Samoa. The prologue by Mrs. Stevenson depicts a convivial, easygoing existence for the Stevensons amidst the Samoan natives, who dubbed the man Tusitala ("Teller of Tales") and would circle him night and day for wisdom in the form of prayer.

No religion is stated, which I think makes the prayers all the more efficient. "Amen" crops up here and there but that doesn't narrow it down as much as you'd think. Prayers are prescribed according to days, times of the day, seasonal shenanigans, overall intentions. They're fueled by a sense of peace and balance - especially in their observation of nature - that reminds me a little of Buddhism, such as the notion that "forgetfulness of self" is "the only way to heaven".

I like to think Samoa was Stevenson's heaven on earth.

This book is a collection of short, one or two page prayers for various occasions which the Stevenson family used during their evening devotions. The entire household and neighbors gathered by lantern light, including the "retainers" or servants. After the Scripture was read in the Samoan Bible by Lloyd,Robert's step-son, Robert would pray in English from his little book, "interpolating, or changing with the circumstances of the day". They then sang hymns in Samoan and recited The Lord's Prayer, also in Samoan. Some of the titles of prayer are: For Grace, For Success, Sunday, In Time Of Rain, and For the Family. These short prayers are full of honesty and grace.

500-1500/2000

Blessed is the man

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of the sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men. Psalm 1

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saint isaac the syrian

 

Saint Silouan the Athonite

 

The historic Soumela Monastery in Pontus, has come under intense vandalism

 https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/08/06/icons-in-pontian-monastery-destroyed-by-turkish-vandals/

The historic Soumela Monastery in Pontus, has come under intense vandalism despite the site being included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Many of the icons and murals in the historic monastery have been vandalised so destructively, that many of the faces painted are no longer visible.

A Twitter user claimed responsibility for the damage to the murals, writing “I confess I have taken on this sacred duty,” according to Turkish media.

This Greek Orthodox monastery and ecclesiastical complex located at 1,150 meters above sea level and 300 meters from the valley has existed since the 13th century. It was founded in 1204 by the Komnenian principality of Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα, Turkish: Trabzon).

The monastery which is the most important pilgrimage for the Greeks of the Black Sea, is famous for its sanctification and annually receives hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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