In other news, today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Yesterday at House Church, we had the traditional Shrove Tuesday pancakes, which were delicious, and then did some talking and thinking and praying. Here are a couple of prayers that we came across:
O Lord, the house of my soul is narrow;
enlarge it that you may enter in.
It is ruinous, O repair it!
It displeases your sight. I confess it, I know.
But who shall cleanse it, to whom shall I cry but to you?
Cleanse me from my secret faults, O Lord
and spare your servant from strange sins.
St. Augustine of Hippo (AD 354 - 430)
O Lord, who hast mercy upon all, take away from me my sins,
and mercifully kindle in me the fire of thy Holy Spirit.
Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh,
a heart to love and adore Thee, a heart to delight in Thee,
to follow and enjoy Thee,
for Christ's sake, Amen.
St. Ambrose of Milan (AD 339 - 397)
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As anyone who reads this blog will probably discover, I am not a writer. I don't even know if I would consider myself much of a deep thinker. And so a blog seems like a silly thing to create. Well, one thing that I am is silly. So maybe this is perfectly in character for me.
ME!
- Janna
- I am a science student in University. I love Jesus and if I can look back at my life in 70 years and know that I have followed him with my whole heart, I will be content. There is truth, and I desire to search, find and cling to it.
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