“Pros-Efhi” – Towards a Blessing
By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3 The word for “prayer” in Greek is “Prosefhi,” which literally means “to” or “toward” (pros) a “blessing” (efhi). So, one way to look at prayer is that it involves receiving the blessing of God over a person, an activity, a day, etc. One way to