The Essence of Praying
The Essence of Praying
A poem about the value of praying inspired by Ancient Greek Wisdom
Pray to contemplate the joys of life
As a prayer removes the ire of strife
Giving your soul the essence of unity
To travel your path to Divine totality
For praying guards you against thoughts
Of wrath, badness and irresponsible acts
Lowering your egoism and self-centeredness
And clearing your psyche from all viciousness
A prayer demolishes all injustice instantly
Making you integrate better into humanity
As it frees your mind to think more wisely
Leading your heart to the land of all-mercy
For praying, adds to your soul, supreme beauty
And transforms your composition of constancy
As it makes your permanence quite transitory
To seek, for your sins, the blessings of Almighty
Always taking into deep consideration the following prayer is attributed to Socrates:
‘Beloved Pan and you other Gods,
Those we adore in this land,
Make me beautiful internally in my soul.
Make the material things I have,
Harmonious with my ideas.
To think wealthy only the wise man,
To have and hold so much property,
As can be acquired and tolerated by a reasonable man’.
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