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Prayer: Macarius the Great on Prayer and the Heart

By Macarius the GreatSource: Macarius the Great - Spiritual Homilies (Public Domain)192 words

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Psalm 51:10 Romans 8:26-27 Proverbs 4:23

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Searcher of hearts, examine me. Show me the places I've grown cold, the sins I've rationalized, the people I've hurt, the calling I've ignored. Not to shame me, but to free me. I confess: [Silence to name specific sins] Wash me.

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Atonement: Create in Me a Clean Heart (Psalm 51:10)

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