All our hope is Christ. Cry unto Him.
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Prayers that St. Ephraim the Syrian offered up to God. Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust for power and idle talk. (full prostration) But grant unto me, Your servant, a spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love. (full prostration) Thus, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to judge my brothers and sisters. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen. (full prostration) O God, cleanse me, a sinner (12 times, with bows from the waist) (Read the entire prayer through once more from the beginning, followed by a full prostration) 26 All our hope is Christ. Cry unto Him. T hou, O Lord of all, according to Thy mercy, be for me a harbor of salvation, a refuge of charity, and save me. I beseech Thy kindness, O my Savior. From henceforth pour out upon me Thy mercies at that hour and set me far away from those who are to be tormented. O Christ, Who didst will to become a sacrifice fo