Penitential Prayer (by Nicodemus of Sviatohirsk)

Penitential Prayer (by Nicodemus of Sviatohirsk)

Lord, my God, I magnify and glorify Your inexpressible glory and immeasurable greatness.

I thank You, for by Your sole mercy You have given me life and have willed me to partake of the salvific blessings of Your Divine Providence, which repeatedly and secretly delivered me from the afflictions that threatened me, and from the hand of my unseen enemies. I confess to You that countless times I have despised my conscience and have boldly violated Your holy commandments and teachings, proving myself ungrateful for so many of Your mercies.

Yet, my God of abundant mercy, let not this ingratitude overcome Your mercy; forgive my sins and look upon the tear of my contrition, and by the multitude of Your gifts help me now, grant me what I need for my salvation, and direct all my life to service of You and of mankind, that through me, imperfect and unworthy, Your All‑Holy Name may be glorified. Amen.

Source: kyrios.org.ua