if I have overeaten, or have drunk excessively,
or laughed frivolously;
if I have thought evil,
or have seen the beauty of another and been wounded thereby in my heart;
if I have said improper things,
or derided my brother's sin when mine own sins are countless;
if I have been neglectful of prayer,
or have done some other wrong that I cannot remember, for all of this and
more than this have I done:
have mercy, O Master my Creator, on me Thy downcast and unworthy
servant, and loose me, and remit, and forgive me, for Thou art good and the
Lover of mankind, so that, lustful, sinful, and wretched as I am, I may lie
down and sleep and rest in peace.
And I shall worship, and hymn, and glorify Thy most honorable name,
together with the Father and His Only-begotten Son, now and ever, and
unto the ages. Amen.
Prayer IV, of St. Macarius the Great
What shall I offer Thee, or what shall I give Thee, O greatly-gifted, immortal
King, O compassionate Lord Who lovest mankind?
For though I have been slothful in pleasing Thee, and have done nothing
good, Thou hast led me to the close of this day that is past, establishing the
conversion and salvation of my soul.