Here's a lovely quote I came across while preparing for the didactic on the Jesus Prayer today. The speaker is the pilgrim, from the Russian novels The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues his Way.
Referring to the various contexts in which the Jesus Prayer can be prayed, he says:
"...he who has received the gift to revere and glorify the power of the Almighty expresses the word Lord with special feeling and delight. . . He who has received a secret outpouring of love into his heart is filled with sweetness and delight as he exclaims Jesus Christ. . . In him who has steadfast faith in the divinity of Jesus Christ, who is one with the Father, the Spirit enkindles even greater faith when he expresses the words Son of God. And finally he who has the gift of humility and deep awareness of his weakness utters the words have mercy on me with great intensity." (115)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me!
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