PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Standing before God with St. Ephrem ⸻ O Lord and Master of my life, I stand before You divided. My body is here but my heart runs in many directions. I call You Master yet I cling to my own rule. Take from me the spirit that resists You. The heaviness that makes prayer feel like death. The quiet despair that says nothing will change. The hunger to matter. The need to be heard. The words I use to stay hidden from You. Strip these from me. Even if it leaves me poor. Even if I d