How can we persevere in the practice of the Jesus Prayer?

The answer

To persevere in the practice of the Jesus Prayer is to persevere in seeking to encounter the Lord Jesus and to surrender our hearts to Him, that His kingdom may abide within them. The scholar Origen says, “Let us search for Him with abundant labor that we may find that for which we search in abundance … He is within us.”

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.