When Prayer Refuses to Flatter Us

An ancient prayer from Nerses of Clajes for forgiveness, forgiveness, pardon.

The old prayers have very little interest in making us impressive. They keep asking for mercy, light, purity, patience, and a heart that can survive contact with reality.

So the invitation is simple: do not merely admire the sentence. Borrow it. Pray it until it starts telling the truth in your own voice.