Let us Pray

A Prayer By Mor Ephraim (2)

O my beloved and redeemer, be to me the way of eternal life through which I may reach to the Father, where joy, delight and Heavenly Kingdom are.  Your fountain is full of gifts, and Your grace in the heart of Your servant is light, joy, peace, and sweetness that is greater than the sweetness of honey, and a treasure that is greater than all treasures.  Your grace to me is refuge, strength, triumph, highness, pride, life, and crown of glory and beauty.  How can my tongue keep silent and describe not the pleasure of Your love and splendor? How can I cease from Your glorification and singing praise to Your grace with spiritual songs? My longing to You draws me unto You, O my life, that I  follow after You, and thus my heart becomes good ground, where You sow the seed of Your kingdom, and moisten with the dew of eternal life.  There You reap at all times submissiveness, worship, pure adoration and love.  O my God, my soul is astray.  Do come and  guide it into the right path and return it to the fold of Your glorious paradise with the lost sheep.  present it with Your own hand to Your Heavenly Father that it may be counted amongst the wise virgins, who do not cease to praise You and magnify Your Father and Your living Holy Spirit.  You are He Whose loving kindness knows no end, whose grace know no changing, and whose glory the minds cannot imagine nor can they apprehend   throughout all ages. Amen.

The source:

The Spiritual Treasure on Canonical Prayer, By: Mor Ignatius Ephrem Barsoum