Many Books from My Library--Including Recently Received-- that I am Currently Reading [I Read About Ten Books at a Time!]

"Joseph Barnabas: His Life & Legacy" 

"Decoding the Heavens"
 by Jo Marchant




"Cocaine Kids"
 by Terry Williams



"Direct Action"
 by David Graber



"Death Dealer: Rudolf Hoss Autobiography"
 by Rudolf Hoss




"Marcus Aurelius"
 by FrankMcLynn



"You Don't Have to Fuck People Over to Survive"
 by Seth Tobocman


"The House of Rothschild: 1849 -
 by Niall Ferguson



"Synchronicity"
 by A. Combs & M. Holland



"Rommel's North Africa Campaign: Sept. 1940 - Nov. 1942"
 by Jack Greene & Alessandro Massignani



"Reborn in the West: The Reincarnation Masters"
  by Vicki Mackenzie



"The Many Faces of Christ: The Thousand Year Story of the Survival & Influence of the Lost Gospels"
 by Philip Jenkins



"God's Breath: Sacred Scriptures of the World"
 by J. Miller & A. Kenedi

"Reckless Rites: Purim and the Legacy of
Jewish Violence"
 by Elliot Horowitz

"Riding With the Lion: In Search of Mystical Christianity"
 by Kyriacos C. Markides

"Goering: Hitler's Iron Knight"
 by Richard Overy

"Holocaust™ Revisionism: The Arguments"
 by Juergen Graf & Bruno Montoriol

"The Zionist Factor: The Jewish Impact on Twentieth
Century History"
 by Ivor Benson

"Holocaust High Priest: Elie Wiesel,  Night, The Memory
Cult, And The Rise of Revisionism"
 by Warren B. Routledge

"Listen to the Desert: Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from
the Desert Fathers & Mothers"
 by G. Mayers

"Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God"
 by James Finley

"The Price of Whiteness: Jews Race, and American Identity"
 by E.L. Goldstein

"Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict"
  by Ara Norenzayan

"Hitler, Germans, and the "Jewish Question""
  by Sarah Gordon

"One Nation Under Zion: Zionist Influence on America"
 by Peter Christian

"The Devil and the Jews: The Medieval Conception of the Jew and Its
Relation to Modern Anti-Semitism"
 by Joshua Trachtenberg

"The Desert Fathers"
 trans by Helen Waddell

"The Young Hitler I Knew: The Definitive Look at the Artist Who Became
a Monster"
 by August Kubizek

"Inside the Concentration Camps"
 by Maja Suderland

"Nazi Germany"
 by Alan F.Wilt

"Prayers From the East: Traditions of Eastern Christianity"
 ed. by Richard Marsh

"Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes, & Trial of a "Desk Murderer"
 by David Cesarani

"Auschwitz: The Final Count"
 by Vivian Bird

"My Life in Christ"
 by St John of Kronstadt

"The SS: Alibi of a Nation, 1922 - 1945"
 by Gerald Reitlinger

"A Short History of the Balfour Declaration"
 by The Barnes Review Journal

"Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini: Totalitarianism in the 
Twentieth Century"
 by B.F. Pauly

"Gobekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, the Temple of the 
Watchers & the Discovery of Eden"
 by Andrew Collins

"The Last Jews in Berlin"
 by Leonard Gross

"How to Pray Always"
 by Raoul Plus, S.J.

"Awareness: The Perils & Opportunities of Reality"
 by Anthony De Mello, S.J.

"Germany's Underground: The Anti-Nazi Resistance"
 by Allen Welsh Dulles

Great Quote from Thomas Paine ~

"I love the man that can smile in troubles - that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. It is the business of little minds to shrink; but he, whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."

"I dwell not upon the vapours of imagination, I bring reason to your ears; and in language as plain as A,B,C, hold up truth to your eyes."

- Thomas Paine, American Crisis I

Got Several New Books In the Mail Today & Learned To Control My Mouth & My Brain--

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It was a good mail day today. After being a shitty day early on, the mail lady came & brightened things up for me a bit.  Other than that my "boss" still didn't pay me today!!! I called him last night to ask him if he could please drop off my check to me this morning, since he DID say he was going to pay me today, and he told me no, he couldn't bring it to me because he wasn't even gonna' be around today!  What?!?  He told me two Friday's ago that he couldn't pay me that day but he would pay me on Tues., after the holiday. Then on Tues. he said we weren't working that day--ostensibly due to rain--but we would be working on Wed. So I assumed he'd pay me Wed. Nope. He told me there wasn't much more work for me, but he'd have a check first thing Mon. morning for me. That's why I called him last night. I tried calling him today but there's no answer. He DID tell me last night that he had another big job & needed me this week, so we'll see. But he already owes me over $300 and I'm not sure I want to work for him anymore. Things could change, and I do need the money. I've got some serious bills that need my attention, not to mention rent that is past due now. Last night he promised me a check this Friday. Hmmm. Seems like he's dodging me. Fortunately for me I made him cut me a check last week for $240, but he asked me not to cash it yet, that he'd pay me my full amount due a.s.a.p. So I've been holding off on putting this check through, but if, by this Fri., he doesn't pay me the full sum of what I'm owed, I'll cash this check and cut me losses. Lesson learned. when dealing with racist, half-assed, inbred, 21 yr old chodes, BE CAREFUL. 
That's my rant on the b.s. of the day. If it's not one thing it's another. I've had some comfort with my Christian meditation lately. Between Eucharistic Adoration & some mystical Christianity (of the Roman Catholic variety) books I've got my nose in, I've been able to sleep a little easier, and calm down when my mind gets to racing. I take comfort in knowing that my Lord, Jesus Christ, is with me all the time, at every step of the way. I try to picture Jesus sitting with me, at the end of my bed, verbally telling me, "it's all right My son."  THAT is a big help. Say what you may about my religious/spiritual leanings, but it works for me. "Restraint of pen & tongue" is about the greatest piece of advice I've ever read.
Use love. ♥ m//r
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Here's a few of the titles the mail lady brought me today:

"The Dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Theory, History, and Cases"
  -by Ben Soetendorp

"UFO Religion: Inside Flying Saucer Cults & Culture"
  -by Greg L. Reece

"The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece"
  -by Robert Byron

......and a couple of history & religious books.

"THE HIDDEN SECRET OF THE GREAT PYRAMIDS"

Mount Athos News Release (from 2003)

News Release by

The Holy Community of Mount Athos

The Holy Community of Mount Athos ceases this opportunity to break its silence to respond to what it seems to be a meticulously organized effort that has been launched against it in order to confuse and mislead the public on issues related to the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou and its occupants. The Holy Community, having realized the magnitude of the negative campaign against the Holy Mountain, will try to respond and at the same time reveal the truth pertaining to the whereabouts of the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou and its occupants.
By doing so, the truth reveals a reality contrary to the one portrayed by the individuals who occupy the Monastery of Esfigmenou. Thus, no individual is being persecuted, there is no dispute of faith, no one is being accused for failing to commemorate the name of the Ecumenical Patriarch, no individual?s dogma is under attack, no one?s religious freedom and human rights have been violated and no force has been used against any person. In addition, no one is being barred and there has been no such action as an embargo to prevent the transmission of food, medicine and any kind of medical services. The whole effort has been described as the greatest staged campaign of deceit against Mount Athos in its entire history.
The developments at the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou are of pivotal importance not only for Mount Athos but also on a wider ecclesiastical and national level. It is considered a milestone of yet another major and historical struggle in which all of us are called to exercise great caution and sensitivity. The main points of this article focus on the following:
1. The Monastery of Esfigmenou, which has always been a historic and prominent Athonite Monastery, has nowadays come into a tragic state of disarray due to an ongoing illegal occupation. Thus, it is no longer recognized by the government and has been deprived of its ability to maintain a brotherhood and run any official business. (Based on the decision 1440/2005 of the Holy Community of Mount Athos, the Monastery of Esfigmenou has acquired a new brotherhood with new legal governing officials.)
2. The Holy Mountain has always based its existence on a very fundamental principal: all monastic communities are united not only on an ecclesiastical basis but they are also under the same governing authority. By this very unity we can all refer to our community as Holy Mountain Athos rather than a sum of monastic dwellings. The eradication of this principal of unity will constitute a direct threat against the very existence of the Holy Mountain and its over a thousand years history. In addition, such an event will have dramatic consequences on a national level:
3. For over thirty years, the individuals in the monastery are not simply opposed to the ecclesiastical rule of the Ecumenical Patriarch and the commemoration of his name, something that had already happened before in other monasteries as well. Most importantly, people inside the Monastery had ceased to communicate with any of the other monasteries and even distanced themselfs ecclesiastically and politically from the remaining monasteries of Mount Athos and all Orthodox Churches. These people currently affiliates with only one of the various self-proclaimed “True Orthodox Christians” (G. O. X.) groups and maintains exclusive communion with them. In the recent years, their efforts have mainly focused on maintaining and recognizing their status which is both illegal and unconstitutional. The unraveling situation is extremely dangerous to the Athonic establishment which coerces it to a feeble defense over its very existence.
4. At the present time, the people who occupy the monastery grounds comprise a group of individuals who the last few years have taken on characteristics which are prohibited at the Holy Mountain. This schismatic, distinct brotherhood engages in acts of propaganda and proselytism which comes into conflict with the Constitution and the Governing Status Quo (Charta) of the Holy Mountain. The only viable legal solution will be their immediate compliance and integration to the community of Mount Athos or their free departure from the Athonic peninsula. The appointed Athonic authorities found that the claims of the group were unfounded and the only action appropriate to such developments is the removal of this group from the Holy Mountain in order to preserve and secure the stability and order of the community and the continuation of the Athonic tradition.
5. It is also well known the common sentiment of having this matter resolved in a civilized and peaceful manner without the use of violence based on the hope that the individuals involved in this situation will recognize the illegitimacy of their actions. Nonetheless, the Greek and international audience has been exposed to an unprecedented propaganda that is based on lies and misleading information whose sole aim is to elicit sentiments of sympathy to their efforts. Thus, false reports are being leaked to the news of persecutions, harsh laws and decisions against the group, blockades, being under siege, armed men, etc. while at the same time this group is exhibiting behaviors and is engaging into actions that go against the Athonic ethos and moral, and the principles of this holy place.
6a. It is helpful to clarify there has not been any persecutions against the Monastery of Esfigmenou nor have its function been discontinued. The reason behind these developments has nothing to do with the refusal to commemorate the name of the Patriarch. It has also nothing to do with other “zealote” monks of the Holy Mountain or theaforementioned True Orthodox Christians (G. O. X.). The members of the group who occupy the monastery of Esfigmenou are not being persecuted due to their beliefs or the fact that they do not accept any financial assistance from the European Union. In contrast to what many believe, it is the group?s secular and anti-Athonic belief system along with the fact that this group insists on the illegal possession of the Monastery something that is extremely dangerous for the future of the Holy Mountain. The actions of this group have absolutely nothing to contribute to the steadfast struggles and battles that the Holy Mountain is committed to on matters of faith. Nonetheless, they try to portray themselves as pseudo martyrs which is unfounded since they have never been wronged or treated unjustly by anyone.
b. Although the community of Mount Athos has tried on several occasions to find a compromise and resolve the situation, the occupants of the Monastery of Esfigmenou have refused to cooperate.
c. The occupants of the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou do not join in the efforts of the rest of the community to maintain a united front on matters that impact the Orthodox faith.
d. The Holy Mountain has always tried to fight against extremities, “zealotism” and ecumenism and has repeatedly given its decisive testimony on matters of faith, such as the one against the dialogue between Orthodox and Anti-Chalcedonies that took place in Balamand, Lebanon.
In closing, the Holy Mountain would like to make an appeal to all those who have shown interest in the recent developments and have been moved by their own religious and patriotic convictions, such as the members of the Body of the Church, the political authorities, the press, and the news media. First, we would like to advise all people to exercise caution and not allow to be misled by inaccurate and fraudulent information that?s intended to deceive and confuse the public. On the other hand, we ask each and every one to rise to the occasion and support this historical event as the Holy Mountain struggles to save the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou, safeguard the decrees of the Orthodox faith and monasticism, and uphold the spiritual and cultural traditions of the Holy Mountain.

Signed by all present
Representatives and Proistamenoi
of the twenty Holy Monasteries of Mount Athos

Savitri Devi " The Lightening & the Sun "

Savitri Devi book "The Lightening & the Sun." Free e-book, also .pdf and MS Word. Check it out  (link).

Omni Christian Book Club // Short Tyrant on Zionist Jewish Interests

And yet another Traditionalist Catholic website for your edification!  
This website appears to be much more radical than the others.  In fact I found out about it through the
'Southern Poverty Law Center' site, where they explain that this "Traditionalist Catholic" movement
is anti-Semitic, hateful, and full of a bunch of "hate-mongers!!!"  These reactionist, Jewish Zionist's are so 
bloody quick to label everyone else as "hater's" & are nonstop whining (what Jewish Zionists do best!)
that everyone is 'out to get them,' & how they need endless protection from a plethora of so-called "hate groups," etc.  When pressed they will inevitably bring up the alleged six million, "gassed Jewish innocent's of Hitler's killing machine!"  Oy Vey!!  And you just know that if you DARE to question aspects of this Jewish Holocaust™ you WILL be tarred & feathered & labelled an "antisemite" while they systematically ruin your life.  (See Ernst Zundel, David Irving, etc.)  I just want to move out into the deep, deep woods somewhere, with only my books, blankets, and laptop machine.  
I love each and everyone of you but I can only take so much blind hate, lying, manipulative and mean-spirited behavior, 
before my eyeballs just wanna pop out of my head, my rib cage collapse in on itself, & all is lost.  I try my hardest to remain positive in this world.  I go to Holy Mass, abstain from drink & drug, help others, and pray ceaselessly.  Again, I love each & everyone of you, but I don't LIKE most of you.  Get it?
Peace out. ♥♥♥
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† The Characteristics of & Conditions for Answered Prayers †

†The Characteristics of and Conditions for Answered Prayers†



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Having explained to his visitors, the two monks, Cassian and Germaine the spiritual meaning of our Lord's Prayer, St. Isaac reiterated, "This is the prayer outline that our Lord has given us to pray with; a type of prayer, void of requests for wealth, honor, physical power, health, nor anything related to this transient life. This is so, because He Who is the founder of eternal life, wants that mankind ask him not for trivial, volatile, ephemeral things; For when man neglects supplicating for eternal things, choosing instead to ask for the transient ones, he will offend the mightiness and generosity of his Creator; and through the pettiness of his prayers, will incur upon himself the Judge's wrath instead of His compassion."

The Advantages of Fervent Prayers:

The Lord's Prayer comprises perfection in it fullness. For it is the Lord Himself who has instituted it, establishing its words through His authority. When man transcends to this praying mode, it will elevate him to a sublime state, and assist him to continue journeying his path in spite of hardships. This type of prayer, which in reality, is indescribable, noiseless, motionless, and speechless, is experienced by very few. It transcends all human thoughts illuminating the mind through the pouring of that heavenly light that no human language could describe, but which pours out lavishly as from an overflowing spring of profound thoughts expressing to God, in an indescribable way, in the least amount of time, grand things that the human brain, after returning to its normal state, will not be able to describe. This mode of prayer and the resultant subsequent state had formerly been practiced by the Lord too, while agonizing in His prayers, alone on the mountain of Gethsemane. He was said to have silently poured His supplications, while His sweat was falling like drops of blood. These have been transcendental praying models and examples for us to follow.

Concerning trust in prayers:

St. Isaac: "Any doubt, through some kind of loss of hope, overshadowing our prayers, will destroy our trust in what we ask for. While pouring out our hearts in prayers, let our feelings be those of complete assurance that we have already attained the desire of our heart and that certainly our requests have reached the throne of God. For in as much as we believe in God's care for us and His ability to grant us our desires, will God hear and answer our requests; Because God can never go back on His Words "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them" (Mark 11:24).

Germaine: "We are sure that this trust in God's answering our prayers springs from purity of heart. Whereas we, whose hearts still get afflicted by the stings of sin, how could we attain such trust while we have no interceding worthiness to cause us to trust in the acceptance of our prayers?"

Conditions for Answering Prayers:

St. Isaac: "The Holy Bible teaches that there are different reasons or conditions for answered prayers, based on the variability and changeability of every soul. These conditions are:

First: The agreement of two people in asking for the same thing will blossom into fruitful prayers. "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven" (Mt 18:19).

Second: Faith, even if it were as a mustard seed. "So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you..."" (Mt 17:20).

Third: Importuning, as described by our Lord and which means continuing and persisting in praying and supplicating tirelessly without losing heart. "I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs" (Lk 11:8).

Fourth: Giving "Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from every disaster" (Sirach 29: 12).

Fifth: Purification of one's life and merciful acts "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; when you see the naked, that you cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.'…" (Is 58:6-9).

Sixth: Unbearable afflictions can move God to answer prayers. "In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me" (Ps 120:1) and "You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. If you ever take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious" (Exodus 22: 21-27)

Thus, it is through many ways that we obtain the gift of answered prayers in order that we may not be deprived of securing useful needs or everlasting eternal affairs. I firmly believe that in reflecting over our pettiness, we will discover our void of all the virtues just cited, that we do not have the worth-of-praise total agreement between two, faith like a mustard seed, nor mercy acts as described by the prophet.

The availability of importunate prayers to all:

Certainly, we cannot be totally void of that persistence which God provides to all those who desire it, through which God has promised granting whatever we ask of Him and for which we should subsequently persist in our insistence in praying without loosing faith nor doubting that by continuing praying along with those requirements, we will receive all those things we have asked for according to His will.

In His desire to grant us the heavenly eternal things, God urges us to inform Him through importunity in praying. For, He does not despise nor reject he who is persistently insistent. Rather He welcomes and praises him, promising to lavishly grant anything importunely asked of Him, "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive" (Mt 21: 22) and "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you, for everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (Lk 11: 9, 10).

Thus, even if we ran short of all the support upon the foundation of which our prayers are heard, our discourse on persistence in prayers will encourage us because the latter is available to all who wants it as it does not need the toils and struggles required to attain virtues.

If man doubts in his persistence, his prayers will not be answered. For, we have learned from the blessed prophet, Daniel, to ask of God without losing heart. Although his prayers had been answered from the first day of praying; yet Daniel obtained the results of his supplications twenty days later (Daniel 10: 2-13). Hence, we ought to not become slack in the seriousness of our prayers, thinking that answers will not come except slowly, lest Divine Providence become tardy, or the angel in charge of delivering the Divine blessing, on exiting from the Almighty's presence might be deterred by Satan's resistance. It is certain, though, that the angel cannot deliver the granted request when he discovers how sluggish we have become in the earnestness with which we have started our importunity.

Assuredly enough, this is what would have happened with Daniel the Prophet, had he not persisted in his prayers with unprecedented steadfastness till the twenty first day.

Also, we have to appreciate St. John's words which have clearly unfolded the obscurity of this matter, "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1Jn 5:14) and with which he commands us to have complete, doubtless trust in attaining transient benefits and comforts that are in accordance with God's will; For we have learned in the Lord's Prayer to say "Let Thy will be done" not ours. While we recall St. Paul's words, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" (Rom 8:26), we realize that sometimes we ask for what disagrees with our salvation. Thus, such requests might be denied by Him Who, through His Divine Providence, sees what is beneficial for us in a far better, more correct way than we can see. The same thing happened with the Gentiles' prophet when he had asked that the messenger of Satan depart from him, but who for whose benefit and well being, God had allowed to inflict him. "And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me'" (2 Cor 12:7-9).

While in the flesh, our Lord, expressing the same feelings, "He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, 'O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.'" (Mt 26:39), thus providing us with a prayer model. While His will was not against His Father's, "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost" (Mt 18:11) and "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (Mt 20:28), saying about himself "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father" (Jn 10:18), preserving the exact unity between the Father and the Son that David had chanted "I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness in the great assembly; indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O LORD, You Yourself know" (Psalm 40:9); "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (Jn 3:16), we find the Son "who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father" (Gal 1:4); and as was said about the Father, "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Rom 8:32) so was written about the Son, "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand" (Is 53:10) and even in the Lord's Resurrection we have learned that the Father's will was according to the Son's as the Apostle says, "Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead)" (Gal 1:1) so does the Son testify that He will resurrect His body saying, "Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up'" (Jn 2:19). Therefore, if we learn from the Lord through all these examples, it behooves us to end our supplications with the same expression of our Lord's "not according to my will but according to yours".

Go into Your Room and Shut Your Door:

Before keeping anything, one has to keep the Biblical command to enter their room, shut the door and pray to their Father Who is in the secret place, "But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly" (Mt 6:6). To pray in the secret means to detach our hearts from all thoughts and preoccupations offering our prayers secretly in a hidden relation with the Lord. That means we are to pray to the One Who asks for the heart not the words. To pray in the secret means to offer supplications to God alone from a fervent heart and mind, so that no opposing power may unfold the nature of our supplications. In addition, we have to pray in complete quietude not only to avoid drawing the attention of those near us to our loud voice thus confusing them; but also to hide from our watchful enemies the content and gist of our supplications and so fulfill the commandments to "Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom" (Micah 7:5).

The Value of a Short Silent Prayer:
 
We must pray frequently with succinct words in order not to distance our prayers, lest by doing so we give our enemy the chance to plant something in our hearts. For, the true sacrifice to God is a broken spirit "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart- these, O God, You will not despise" (Ps 51:17). The useful, pure offering is "the sacrifice of righteousness, (Ps 51:19), and the sacrifice of praise (Ps 50:23 & 66:15). These are the true sacrifices that show the spirit's zeal with which it can powerfully and effectively sing "Let my prayer be set before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice" (Ps 141:2).

But now that time is running short and darkness has fallen, we feel the need to do this: offer prayers characterized with the same traits we have just mentioned. It seems we have presented you with a useful topic as much as our frail power has allowed. We have exhausted our talk extensively. However, when it comes to the transcendence and difficulty of the topic, we feel we haven not said much.

With these words of St Isaac's we were astounded and satisfied. Then, after the evening service, we rested for a while till dawn, very joyful because of what we had gained through those recommendations and spiritual knowledge about prayer.
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