The Prayer of Saint Ephraim
The Lenten prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian, said with prostrations at the weekday services of Great Lent.
The Prayer of Saint Ephraim
O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, of meddling, of ambition, and of vainspeaking, give thou me not.
But a spirit of soberness, of humblemindedness, of patience, and of love, do thou bestow upon me, thy servant.
Yea, O Lord, King, grant unto me that I may see mine own stumblings, and not condemn my brother: for blessed art thou unto the ages of the ages. Amen.