October 5, 2007
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~God Grant me Patience~
The Penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. Instead, give to me, Your servant, the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love. Yes, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to judge my brother, for You are Blessed from all ages to all ages.” Amen.
Prayer of St. Philaret
Metropolitan of Moscow
My Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of Thee.
Thou and Thou alone knowest my needs.
Thou lovest me more than I am able to love Thee.
O Father, grant unto me, They servant, all which I cannot ask.
For a cross I dare not ask, nor for consolation;
I dare only to stand in Thy presence.
My heart is open to Thee.
Thou seest my needs of which I myself am unaware.
Behold and lift me up!
In Thy presence I stand,
awed and silenced by Thy will and Thy judgments,
into which my mind cannot penetrate.
To Thee I offer myself as a sacrifice.
No other desire is mine but to fulfill Thy will.
Teach me how to pray.
Do Thyself pray within me.
Amen.
Comments (8)
Oh dear. {{{hugs}}}
Lord, have mercy.
Thank you. I needed these prayers right at this very moment.
Hope you all are all right and these prayers are just for our edification.
Oh, right Maria. Duh. :shysmile: I hope that’s it too. :sunny:
ryc: Thank you for the prayers Lisa. They really encourage me and help me to hold close to our Heavenly Father! :love:
I am alright, for now. It’s nothing that can’t be overcome with prayer and patience, lots of patience and a life time of prayer. It is the name of the game with the line of work we are in! Thanks for your love, prayers and support; between you guys, my friends back home cheering me up, and the wonderful day I have had with my children today my strength has been restored. Glory be to God! :sunny:
May God grant you lots of patience!!!
Amen! :heartbeat: