Why we Orthodox Christians pray?

Bp. Christodoulos of the Holy Metropolis Greek Orthodox Church discusses the purpose of Orthodox Christian prayer.

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[FrVladimir33]

This is very clear cut and precise. Bp Christodoulos articulated this very well. Very good video and feel many will benefit from this wise advice. Glory to God!

[dimic]

@tilemacro: None of the god's you have listed were born of virgin births. While the Zeitgeist hype you are referencing, is so beyond dead, that to consider it scholarship would be to commit academic suicide. Irrespective to that fact, it would be illogical to determine that a faith is untrue based on two correlating principles. Such reasoning participates in committing the genetic fallacy. Horus was born of Osiris and Isis through the jealous rage of Set. I suggest you brush up on history.

[Pilgrim1411]

Do they give Communion to new calendarists in that church, in total violation and disregard of the 2002 Encyclical and the two Florinite Protocols 13 and 1191? Or are they obedient?

[john1136]

"Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allah) did command me to say: 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.' And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world). [5:117]

[john1136]

And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?' " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is hidden and unseen. [5:116]

[SUTEX89]

Hold on, now what he is saying is that Christ listens to prayers and ignores them. then he is saying that he only gives us what we need; how about the famine, people dying of hunger, im sure at some point they prayed!!! but i guess they dont "need" food and food is not what christ wants for them!!!

[Mee551able]

You talk baba.

[Corvusdotensis]

"Prayal is like a therapy, a therapy that can cure rare diseases like cancer"

I don't see any rational reason to attack Christianity, since it's an excelent therapy. When you pray you will not be harming anyone(except if you are from certain churches that suppose that God is deaf). Some people spend lots of money with psychiatrists, psychologians, analists... when they can simply look for a priest, and pray in an Othodox event, it's a great sensation.

[Corvusdotensis]

@randomgraduate

STFU, heathen! Orthodox priests have wives and children. It has no(or almost no) wretched priests!

[tmancuso111]

@TheMikerussian well said

[tmancuso111]

@randomgraduate whats the point of making fun of Orthodoxy? All we do is spread a loving word of God and you put us down because why?I dont get it... I hope you find your way sometime because the church is beautiful and can work wonders in your life