The method by which he who wishes it may raise himself from off the earth
fool for Christ 15 Dec 2022 16:08:35 GMT
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"The method by which he who wishes it may raise himself from off the earth and rise to heaven is as followsfirst, he must wrestle with his mind and tame his passions; second, he must practice psalmody, that is, pray with the lips, for, when passions are subdued, prayer quite naturally brings sweetness and enjoyment even to the tongue and is accepted by God as pleasing to Him; third, he must pray mentally; fourth, he must rise to contemplation." St. Simeon the New Theologian. If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. James 2:8