Never lower your hands in prayer, never cease to pray or weaken your fervour. The Bible says about Moses that he kept his hands risen all day, from morning to sunset. The day of our life we should spend it the same “with our hands risen” in prayer. From “the morning of our infancy” till “sunset” we should keep our hands risen in prayer. “Watch and pray for the body is weak and the spirit is diligent”, Jesus said (Mark 14.8).

What a great gift is prayer! We can speak with God anywhere, anytime! It rises to Heaven our requests and grievance bringing us power and aid for the soul and body. The most beautiful and powerful prayer is the one that all day, since morning till sunset, all your life, from cradle to grave you live it in connection with the life-giving Source: Jesus the Saviour.

(Translated from Preot Iosif Trifa, Citiri și tâlcuiri din Biblie, Editura Oastea Domnului, Sibiu, 2010, p. 69)