Christian mysticism
Jesus Prayer
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Jesus Prayer: The Jesus Prayer is a short Eastern Christian prayer invoking Jesus Christ and asking for mercy, often repeated as prayer of the heart.
Jesus Prayer is the mercy prayer central to hesychast spirituality.
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- Esoteric Christianity
- Related
- Christian Mysticism, Holy Spirit, Logos, Theosis
Jesus Prayer is the mercy prayer central to hesychast spirituality.
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The story behind Jesus Prayer
Jesus Prayer became especially important in Eastern Orthodox spirituality and in texts associated with the Philokalia and Russian devotional tradition.
The spiritual meaning of Jesus Prayer
Spiritually, Jesus Prayer asks the heart to return again and again to mercy.
Jesus Prayer in the Bible
The prayer draws on biblical cries for mercy and confession of Jesus as Lord, and should remain Christ-centered.
Why Jesus Prayer matters
Jesus Prayer matters because it gathers theology, repentance, attention, and dependence into one simple prayer form.
Where readings of Jesus Prayer go wrong
It is a mistake to use the Jesus Prayer as a mechanical formula or breathing-performance challenge.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Esoteric Christianity
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is the Jesus Prayer?
The Jesus Prayer is a short Eastern Christian prayer invoking Jesus Christ and asking for mercy, often repeated as prayer of the heart.
Where does the Jesus Prayer come from?
Jesus Prayer became especially important in Eastern Orthodox spirituality and in texts associated with the Philokalia and Russian devotional tradition.
What does the Jesus Prayer mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Jesus Prayer asks the heart to return again and again to mercy.
What do people get wrong about the Jesus Prayer?
It is a mistake to use the Jesus Prayer as a mechanical formula or breathing-performance challenge.
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