My beloved spiritual children in Christ Our Only True God and Our Only True Savior,CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE.
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PSALMS AND PRAYERS
Psalm (142 (143)
O Lord, hear my prayer, lend Your ear to my supplication in Your truth, and in Your justice hear me. And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight, no living person can be justified. For the enemy has persecuted my soul, and has brought my life down to the ground. He has forced me to live in the darkness like those dead for centuries, and my spirit is in anguish, my heart within me is troubled. I reminisced the days of old, I meditated on all Your works, on all the creations of Your hands did I contemplate. I stretched out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Hear me speedily, Lord, my spirit has failed me. Do not turn away Your face from me, else I will be like those who go down in the graves. Make me hear Your mercy in the morning, for I have hoped in You. Make know to me, Lord, the road I should walk on, for I have lifted up my soul to You. Deliver me from my enemies, Lord, for I have fled to you; teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me in straight paths; for Your name's sake, Lord, You shall give me life. In Your justice, You shall bring my soul out of affliction, and in Your mercy destroy my enemies. And will utterly destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
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Psalm 50 (51)
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight--That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. Behold, I was brought for in majesty, And in sin my mother conceived me. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part, You will make me You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart--These, O God, You will not despise.
Do good to Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt-offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.
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A PRAYER
O Christ our God, Who at all times and in every hour in heaven and on earth is worshiped and glorified; Who are longsuffering, merciful, and compassionate; Who loves the just and show mercy upon sinners; Who calls all to salvation through the promise of the good things to come; O Lord, in this hour, receive our supplications and direct our lives according to Your commandments. Sanctify our souls, purify our bodies, correct our thoughts, cleanse our minds, deliver us from all tribulation, evil and distress. Surround us with Your Holy Angels, so that
guided and guarded by them, we may attain to the unity of the faith and to the full knowledge of Your unapproachable glory. For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.
JUST BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP
Into Your hands, O Lord Jesus Christ, I commend my spirit and body; bless me, save me, and grant me eternal life. Amen.
BENEDICTION
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
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"Glory Be To GOD For All Things!"--Saint John Chrysostom
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With sincere agape in His Holy Diakonia (Ministry),The sinner and unworthy servant of God
+ Father George