October 1, 2026
A Note from the Christian prayer tradition
An ancient prayer from Luke 23:46 for forgiveness, forgiveness, pardon.
A strange mercy of the Christian tradition is that it refuses to flatter us. It gives us words when our own words have become too polished to be honest.
The old words are not museum pieces. They are tools with worn handles. Pick them up.
Source boundary: this post reflects on Jesus Prays From the Cross, attributed in the corpus to the Christian prayer tradition. No outside sources used.