Prayers of Great Traditions

(Axel Boer) #1

4 Prayers of Ephrem the Syrian


The Morning Office


Preparation


My God, without ceasing
I will tread the threshold of your house;
I who have rejected your grace will ask with boldness,
that I may receive with confidence, through Jesus Christ. Amen.^50
You are wonderful; we seek you everywhere.
You are near; yet distant – who may reach you?
No search is possible, that its extent discovers you.
When we stretch to find you, we are checked and stopped; falling
short of your lofty dwelling, but faith reaches there, and love with
prayer.^51

The Psalm(s)


Glory to the Father......

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