24 August 2010

A Prayer of St Philaret 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, Thy 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.

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