July 3, 2026
The Mercy of Older Words
An ancient prayer from An Ancient Collect for protection, love, grace.
Some prayers do not decorate the soul. They undress it. That is part of their kindness.
Christian memory is not a scrapbook. It is a school. This is one of the lessons.
Source boundary: this post reflects on For Grace and Protection, attributed in the corpus to the Christian prayer tradition. No outside sources used.