Prayer One
Guide us in Thy way, O Lord,
and mercifully show the fountain
of wisdom to our thirsting minds;
that we may be free from sorrowful
heaviness, and may drink in the
sweetness of life eternal, Amen.
Mozarabic, before A.D. 700
Prayer Two
I Need Thee to teach me day by day,
according to each day’s opportunities
and needs. Give me, Oh my Lord,
that purity of conscience which alone
can receive, which alone can improve
Thy inspirations. My ears are dull,
so that I cannot hear Thy voice. My eyes
are dim, so that I cannot see They
tokens. Thou alone canst quicken my
hearing, and purge my sight, and
cleanse and renew my heart. Teach
me to sit at Thy feet, and to hear
Thy word, Amen.
John Henry Newman
Great Souls at Prayer (1929)
Further reading
Mozarabic – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozarabs
John Henry Newman – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Newman
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