A Morning prayer of St. Paiosios the Great

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I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

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	A Morning prayer of St. Paiosios the Great

O Lord Jesus Christ my God, give me a good, sinless, and spotless day.
O Lord, forsake me not.
O Lord, do not stand afar off from me
O Lord, stretch out to me a helping hand.
O Lord, support me with the fear of Thee.
O Lord, plant this fear and the love for Thee in my heart.
O Lord, teach me to do Thy will.
O Lord, grant mourning and humility to my heart.
O Lord, give me unceasing tears, compunction, and remembrance of death.
O Lord, free me from every temptation of soul and body.
O Lord, expel from me every unclean thought, and every shameful and improper imagination.
O Lord, wipe out of me the negligence, the indolence, the sorrow, the forgetfulness, the insensitivity, the hardness, and the captivity of my mind.
O Lord, have mercy on me, as Thou knowest and as Thou dost wish, and forgive all my transgressions.
And grant that my pitiful soul may depart from my wretched body in quietude, in good repentance, in unhesitating confession, and in pure and spotless faith.
Amen.

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