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Why Did Ancient Christians Pray for Hours While Modern Christians Struggle for Minutes?

By Filings on Thu, 06/25/26
Christian Living
Prayer
Church History
Spiritual Disciplines
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“…the ancient Christians who prayed for hours were, mostly, people who had organized their entire lives around that practice. The ordinary layperson in fourth-century Antioch prayed three times a day for a few minutes each.” - A Whole Soul

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