This is one of my favourite prayers. It seemed fitting to post it on the first day of the year. This is a lovely prayer to add to your morning prayers. It just seems to set the tone for the day. I pray it will bless you.
Happy New Year
Prayer of Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow
Lord, I know not what to ask of You. You alone know what my true needs are. You love me more than I myself know how to love. Help me to see my real needs which may be hidden from me. I dare not ask for either a cross or a consolation. I can only wait upon You; my heart is open to You. Visit and help me in Your steadfast love. Strike me and heal me; cast me down and raise me up. I worship in silence Your holy will. I offer myself to You as a living sacrifice. I put all my trust in You. I have no other desire than to fulfill Your will. Teach me to pray. Pray Yourself in me.
5 comments:
i can relate to that pray except for the last line: 'pray yourself in me'....that seems too vague for me to pray in any sincerity, for i'd be asking myself what am i saying here??? what exactly do i mean, etc??? which is not conducive to worship or adoration---at least for me... but the other parts are clear and easy for a simple manly man like me to comprehend:) btw, it seems like an ecumenical prayer, as if it could be said by anyone who trusts in a 'god'. though it reminds me of the one by met. philaret. from where did you find it, kimrb?
ughh, i just saw the title of your post...sorry for the dumbass question. the brownishness doesn't show well in my browser; i will change my firefox theme now so it does, as this has happened to me previously, too. [that is my excuse:P]
happy new year btw!
Happy New Year!!
I might steal your prayer.
Happy New Year Kim.
Thanks for the posting the prayer.
You know, Kim, that is one of my favourite prayers, too.
Krista and I pray that every night together.
Thanks for all your encouraging words here on the blog. It's fun to share and hear what our friends are up to...
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