'Most of the heroes of the New Testament were serious sinners.' Photo: by Deb Dowd on Unsplash
Amen to that: Matt Rosen says the Jesus prayer
‘Christ has come to teach all of us himself.’
by Matt Rosen
25th August 2023
In worship recently, the refrain Kyrie eléison – Lord, have mercy – has been on my mind. This phrase is found throughout the Psalms, and it occurs at key moments in the Gospels. In the Christian east, it takes a longer form in what is often called the Jesus prayer: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ This is repeated as a doorway into ceaseless prayer of the heart, wordless stillness before God.
