The Still Point

"O eternal & everlasting God, I present myself this morning before thy Divine majesty, beseeching thee to accept my humble thanks, but to daily frame me more into the likeness of thy son, Jesus Christ."

~George Washington's daily morning prayer

"Since its creation in 1975 for America’s bicentennial celebration in 1976, The Prayer at Valley Forge by Arnold Friberg has become one of the most recognizable paintings in American history.

Friberg’s painting is a poignant portrayal of General George Washington during one of the most critical moments in the American Revolution. In the harsh winter of 1777–78, amid the immense hardships faced by the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Washington is depicted kneeling in a moment of solitary prayer, seeking guidance and strength from God. "

"Deem me worthy to fulfill my service to Thee in the short and fleeting days of my life. May I be found nigh Thee at the end of my days; yea, at the sunset of my life may I be found in Thy vineyard. Before my time of crossing over, deem me worthy of the denarius which Thou didst grant the hired laborers. By grace, and not on account of my labors, do Thou, O Lord, deem me worthy even at the eleventh hour of my life to be found diligent in Thy service."

~From The Prayers of Abbot Isaac the Syrian

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"It is truly meet to bless thee, the Theotokos, ever blessed and most blameless, and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify."

~From the Prayer Rule of St. Pachomius the Great

~Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner~