September 21, 2026
When Prayer Refuses to Flatter Us
An ancient prayer from Chrysostom for guidance, light, grace.
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.
Let the prayer be smaller than your anxiety and older than your mood. That is often enough for today.
Source boundary: this post reflects on For Two or Three, attributed in the corpus to John Chrysostom. No outside sources used.