March 22, 2021

Hear Our Prayers, O Lord by Alan Anderson.

 


Great Lent for Eastern Orthodox Christians began on March 15. We are now into our journey toward Pascha (Eastern Orthodox Easter) which includes fasting until Pascha on May 2 this year.

 

One blessing of Great Lent is to focus on the life and ministry of Jesus. We do this as a Church through increased church services and times of prayer together.

 

As my March blog post, I offer this humble prayer poem to you my beloved InScribe family.

 

Hear Our Prayers, O Lord

 

In the noise of daily life

Busyness, activity, and human strife,

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

By the resplendence of Your unbounded love,

Holds us tight from Your home above,

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

You left heaven to show us Your presence,

Where we now realize Your magnificence,

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

We consider the majesty of your being,

We sit at Your feet, and on you we are leaning,

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

With confession of our sin and need,

By Your compassion You answer our plead.

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

When our cries overwhelm, and we give way to fear,

Remind us, O God, You are near.

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

You desire our repentance,

And we rejoice in Your acceptance.

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

Your Resurrection calls us to praise,

And live renewed lives the rest of our days.

Hear our prayers, O Lord.

 

Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy.

 

Amen.

 


Alan lives in Deroche, B.C. with his wife, Terry. He contributed stories to Good Grief People by Angel Hope Publishing, 2017, Story by Story: The Power of a Writer, Unstoppable Writers Publishing, 2018, and Easter Stories & More, by InScribe Christian Writers’ Fellowship, 2021. He has also written articles for FellowScript Magazine. Blog: https://scarredjoy.ca. Alan is the Provincial Rep. Liaison and BC Rep for InScribe.



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10 comments:

  1. I am beginning to appreciate more and more the lyrical quality of liturgy. Thanks for this Alan.

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    1. Hi Tracy,
      Yes, after 40 years of being Baptist there was an adjustment for us. The liturgy of Eastern Orthodoxy is not only beautiful but incredibly meaningful.

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  2. Thanks, Alan, for your poem prayer that could well be mine. Blessings at Easter, Alan and Terry.

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  3. Please feel free to use the prayer poem as you seem fit. God's blessings on you, dear friend.

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  4. A beautiful prayer poem that I’ve now prayed through twice. Thank you, Alan.

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    1. Hi Joy! I appreciate you can use the prayer. This post theme always gives me time to ponder and reflect. A prayer seemed to fit. Take care, Joy.

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  5. Thanks, Alan. Reminds me of so many services from my younger days. I still find a certain degree of comfort as congregations pray together in this way. I also find these prayers wonderful and meaningful for uniting the body in ecumenical services.

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  6. Hi Sharon! The liturgy we follow in the Eastern Orthodox Church has been used for centuries. I look forward to it every Sunday. The prayer I wrote here is my attempt at trying to capture the spirit of liturgical prayer. Thank you for your comments, my friend.

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  7. wow - the depth of orthodoxy really comes through here Alan - the choice of words - really thoughtful - "resplendance" and "unbounded" "presence" - full of resonance with the Redemption. Really, really good - thanks for this Lenten poem.

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  8. Hi Dayna! Thank you for the helpful and encouraging comments. Your support as a poet mean a lot to me. Blessings to you.

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