Bishop Eric Menees
We approach the conclusion of the Service of Morning Prayer
with A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom. The rubrics give us the option of saying
the General Thanksgiving, which we examined last week, and/or the Prayer of St.
Chrysostom. Personally, I always pray both the General Thanksgiving and the
Prayer of St. John Chrysostom. A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom speaks to my
soul. It is a reminder of God’s faithfulness in showing up, his faithfulness in
responding to our petitions for others, and his faithfulness in answering our
pleas for ourselves.
St. John Chrysostom was a Fourth Century Archbishop of
Constantinople. A gifted theologian and Doctor of the Church, St. John was
known for his preaching, teaching, and his ability to make the profound
accessible to the common man and woman of faith. In this prayer St. John does
just that, he makes the profound accessible to you and me.
Let us pray…
Almighty God, you have
given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications
to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or
three are gathered together in his Name you will grant their requests: Fulfill
now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in
this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting.
Amen.
I pray you all a blessed week!
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