I can control neither myself nor the enemy. Help me, O Lord!
Prayers that St. Ephraim the Syrian offered up to God. Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust for power and idle talk. (full prostration) But grant unto me, Your servant, a spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love. (full prostration) Thus, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to judge my brothers and sisters. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen. (full prostration) O God, cleanse me, a sinner (12 times, with bows from the waist) (Read the entire prayer through once more from the beginning, followed by a full prostration.) 11 I can control neither myself nor the enemy. Help me, O Lord! N o one can heal my disease except He Who knows the depths of the heart. H ow many times have I set boundaries for myself and built walls between myself and sin! But my thoughts transgressed the boundaries and my will tore down the walls, for the boundaries were not secured by fear of God, an