[Prayer 18] Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart:

I was born in sin, the child of mortal labor.
Now, in one day, a penalty of countless thousands has come due.
I turn to you for forgiveness not on the meager human
scale, but with the full undiminishing measure
of lovingkindness shown toward us
by our Savior Jesus Christ:
Before I was, you created me.
Before I could wish, you shaped me.
Before I glimpsed the world’s light, you saw me.
Before I emerged, you took pity on me.
Before I called, you heard me.
Before I raised a hand, you looked over me.
Before I asked, you dispensed mercy on me.
Before I uttered a sound, you turned your ear to me.
Before I sighed, you attended me.
Knowing in advance my current trials,
you did not thrust me from your
sight. No, even foreseeing my misdeeds,
you fashioned me.

And now, do not let me
whom you made, saved and took into
your care, be lost to sin and
the Troublemaker’s deceptions.
Do not let the fog of my willfulness prevail
over the light of your forgiveness,
nor the hardness of my heart
over your long-suffering goodness,
nor my mortal flaws
over your perfect wholeness,
nor my weak flesh
over your invincible strength.
Prayer – “Book of Lamentations” St. Gregory of Narek 18

DAILY SPIRITUAL TASK
Clean up a common area at
work, in the neighborhood, church
grounds, or at home. Do it as a gift for
the good of all.

Readings – Ընթերցումներ
Corinthians 12:8-27 –  Ա. Կորնթ. 12.8- 27: