Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucsd!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mike@turing.cs.unm.edu (Michael I. Bushnell) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jesus Prayer Message-ID: Date: 27 Sep 90 07:31:13 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of No Money, Albuquerque, New Mexico Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article mgobbi@cs.ubc.ca (Mike Gobbi) writes: Some time ago, sombody mentioned the "Jesus Prayer" in their postings. I have never heard of this prayer before and would appreciate it if someone who knows it would post the prayer, its author, and the circumstances of its creation (if known). The Jesus prayer is: "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner." In many traditions in the eastern church, particularly in Russia, it is used as a meditative prayer leading to the "prayer of the heart", that is, wordless communion with God. Henri Nouen manages to work a reference to the prayer and the tradition of using it in most of his books. I'd reccomend them. As far as I know, the author and circumstances of creation are unknown. -- Michael I. Bushnell \ This above all; to thine own self be true LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE \ And it must follow, as the night the day, mike@unmvax.cs.unm.edu /\ Thou canst not be false to any man. CARPE DIEM / \ Farewell: my blessing season this in thee!