God gives unto man strength but it is up to man to use this strength. (Kopolus, 2005, paraphrased)
IV. Management of Time
Bloom states that time must be managed if man is to establish themselves in the present and presence of God. Bloom states the need to be silent for five to ten minutes in prayer and the ability to do so results in the ability to pray in every imaginable situation that can arise.
V. How to Address God
It is important to come up with a name for God because without the right name for God there is no free access to God. For example, King David shouts in prayer "O You my Joy" however, just using the name of Jesus is probably the best name of all. However, in an ongoing relationship with God the individual has names of their own for God that makes the relationship with God deeper and much more personal result in a "real relationship with the living God." (Kopolus, 2005, p.1) Bloom compares men who build a relationship with God to the Book of Revelation Martyrs who stated "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are your ways. (Revelation 15:3) and concludes "Search for a name, and if you have not named, do not be surprised that no one years you: you are not calling." (Bloom...
This work has identified those five concepts to include the first of which is the necessity of an encounter and relationship with God which both man and God enter freely and man's need to confirm his being in a state of sin. The second important concept for prayer has been identified as man's need to knock at the door and to call God into prayer with man.
The third important concept of prayer reviewed in this study is the fact that three types of prayer exist. The fourth important concept of prayer reviewed in this study has been that of the necessity of managing prayer time and the fifth important concept of prayer reviewed in this study is the need to have a name for God when addressing God in prayer. Bloom acknowledges that God is always more present in the prayer life than is man who is conspicuously more absent from prayer than is God.
References
Kopolus, L (2005) a Review of Beginning to Pray, by Anthony Bloom. Orthodox Christian Laity. Retrieved from: http://archive.ocl.org/?id=16909
Bloom, a. (1970) Beginning to Pray. Paulist Press. 1970.
