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,
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.
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.
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.
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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