Spiritual Message from Fr Elijah

As Christians we are called to be “perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Matthew‬ ‭5:48‬. This is a difficult verse to read when we are so full of imperfections! Fr Matthew the Poor instructs that it is by frequency and endurance in prayer that we may be transformed by renewing our minds (Romans 12:2). He says:

“The frequency of prayer day and night, let us say twenty or thirty times a day-having every time as much as the Spirit graciously grants in terms of words and love perhaps for five minutes or even for one minute each time, is enough to produce in our minds and hearts, as well as in our manners and character, a fundamental change, hardly perceivable to ourselves, but visible to everyone near us. For the frequent looking up to Christ in prayer impresses in our inner being the invisible image of Christ–that is, His attributes, His exquisite sweetness and the light of His face.”

May the Lord perfect us, transform us and teach us to pray.