When a
man says: "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," do you know what
happens? It brings energy, it brings the Grace of the Holy Spirit puts it in
action. He orders this "fire" of Divine Grace, to be worked
throughout the earth. And how is this done? It brings joy to the angels, and
brings sadness and enflames the demons. It is a further hell for the demons.
With
every "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," it is like casting an
atomic bomb in the heart of the devil (and because of this, [the devil]
fervently puts up roadblocks) and it will be heard unto the ages of ages, not
because we ourselves have this Grace, but because the name of Jesus Christ
itself carries this energy and Grace and has so much power, as much power and Grace
that His Godhead has!
For
this Grace to be energized in essence in ourselves, we must have the following
presuppositions:
A)
frequent sacramental life
B) to
have been forgiven by all men,
C) to
proceed through life with purity in body and soul,
D) to
have a spiritual guide, and,
E) to
have an order and daily program of spiritual duties in the realm of silence and
compunction.
-Elder
Ephraim of St Andrew Skete, Mount Athos
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