Lord and Master of my life,
take far from me the spirit of laziness, discouragement, domination, and idle talk;
grant to me, thy servant, a spirit of chastity, humility, patience, love;
yea, my Lord and King, grant me to see my sins, and not to judge my neighbor,
for thou are blessed forever and ever. Amen.
EPHRAIM OF SYRIA Prayer for the Season of Lent in the Byzantine Rite
