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      Foreword

      Dear readers,

      problems while praying are generally very common. Often, these difficulties lead to the fact that one doesn't even begin with or - unfortunately - stops early.

      In modern times it's hard to get good instruction. Neither the family nor in school or church, there is a real help. Most people have to develop how to pray themselves - so to speak - as autodidacts.

      To personal prayer will bear fruits, it is a rocky and hard road. - In my view, that doesn't have to be this way!

      The activity of prayer itself isn't difficult and requires no special training to learn and to practice it. Rather, it's a matter of the heart, the inner attitude and the personal love to God.

      Prayer is more than just reading a pre-text. It's our dialogue with God and the saints - thus a form of communication. Therefore, we should first of all ask ourselves: how do I deal with other people? How do I talk to them? What do these people mean to me?

      The conversation with God is something special. He isn't any fellow man but our Creator. Therefore, this interlocutory form needs a special setting. This includes the seriousness, sincerity, the corresponding inner attitude, attention, humility, gratitude, and not least the firm faith.

      That's the theory. - How to get there, you'll learn in this booklet!

      Cordially,

      the author

      Rosenheim, July 7, 2011

      In the Orthodox Church: Feast of John the Baptist, precursor of Christ

      Please note: this text has been carefully translated from German. Nevertheless, minor errors cannot be ruled out. Please excuse this. Thank you!