"O Redeemer of all, save me and grant me tears to wash away the wall which separates me from Thee." (Saint Ephraim the Syrian)
O Redeemer of all, save me and grant me tears to wash away the wall which separates me from Thee.
raise be to the Good One Who descended for our sake, became like unto us and healed our sores by His all-sanctifying flesh and His all-sanctifying blood! May all sing praises to Him!
Thanks be to the Kindhearted One Who ever bears our burden, although He knows our wickedness, Who has created us and nourishes us, and commands His sun to shine upon us! May we praise His goodness!
Open to me the door of loving-kindness, O our Lord, Who art full of mercy; stretch out Thine hand to me, O Good and Merciful One, and return me to the fold of Thy sheep, that I may glorify Thy kindness.
My sins are a wall between me and Thy goodness. Tear it down that I might approach Thy loving-kindness; pour out Thy love upon me and exalt me to Thy heights.
But the wall of my sins can be torn down only by tears and contrition; so grant me all the days of my life diligently to lament my sins and to gather the fruits which will serve me well in the day of judgment.
From A Spiritual Psalter or Reflections on God, compiled from the works of Saint Ephraim the Syrian