Not in lightness of heart, O Christ my God, do I venture to approach you, but as trusting in your infinite goodness, and in the fear that being drawn apart from you, I may become the prey of our spiritual enemy. Therefore do I pray to you, O Lord, who alone are holy, that you would sanctify me in soul and body, in heart and mind; that you would wholly renew me and fill me with reverence of you. Be my help and my guide, govern my life in the ways of peace. Make me worthy to obtain with your saints a place at your right hand, through the prayers and supplications of your most pure Mother, of your ministering Angels and Powers, and of all your saints who from the ages have found favour before you.
St John Chrysostom
