invisible enemies, and the weakness of my miserable flesh
knowest Thou Who hast fashioned me: Into Thy hands,
therefore, I will commit my spirit; shelter me with the wings
of Thy goodness, lest at any time I sleep unto death, and
enlighten the eyes of my mind to the enjoyment of Thy
divine words, and raise me up in a seasonable time unto
Thy glorification, for Thou alone art good and the Lover of
mankind.
standing round about, the men being led in, the books
opened, the deeds examined, the thoughts weighed. What
judgment shall be awarded unto me who was conceived in
sins? Who shall quench the flame for me, who shall
enlighten the darkness for me, if not Thou, O Lord Who
hast mercy on me, as the Lover of mankind.
sinning woman, and vouchsafe me to moisten Thy feet
which have freed me from the path of delusion, and to
offer to Thee as fragrant myrrh a pure life, fashioned in me
by repentance, that I may hear Thy desired voice: Thy
faith hath saved thee, go in peace.