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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

“…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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