Analysis of The Transformative Power of Prayer



Placing one’s self faithfully day and night entirely in God’s hands

Rejoicing in all circumstances, the ‘good’ and even those that hinder

At peace with oneself and with one another, friend or foe

Yearning only to be selfless and compassionate, leaving selfishness behind

Emptying the self of judgment, pride, lust, jealousy, anger, hatred, deceit, doubt and fear

Renewed by the redemptive power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, all transform the soul into a state of greater wellbeing.


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The transformative power of prayer and what it offers

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Written on January 11, 2024

Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 11, 2024

Modified by karlcfolkes on February 09, 2024

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Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s ‘Liebe Mili’ (translated into English as “Dear Mili”), Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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