"Proseuchai tines christianikai, symbolon kai dekalogos"

thou dost continually treat us; first indeed because thou preservest us in this present life, providing all things necessary for it; then also, and especially, because thou hast deemed us worthy to be given regeneration, into the hope of a better life, which thou hast revealed through the Gospel. We pray thee that thou wouldst not permit us to cling to worldly things, but rather that thou wouldst raise our hearts upward in the expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is to come from the heavens for our salvation. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING TO
sleep.

A woodcut depicts a decorative initial letter O. O God, who hast destined the light of the day for labors, but the darkness of the night for rest, give to me, as I go to sleep, that my body may rest this night in such a way that my soul, meanwhile watching, may behold thee with intent eyes, and be held by the desire for thee. Nor permit me, with all the cares of this life put aside, to rest while serving my own pleasure, so that I might simultaneously forget thee. But may I always have in memory

thou dost continually treat us; first indeed because thou preservest us in this present life, providing all things necessary for it; then also, and especially, because thou hast deemed us worthy to be given regeneration, into the hope of a better life, which thou hast revealed through the Gospel. We pray thee that thou wouldst not permit us to cling to worldly things, but rather that thou wouldst raise our hearts upward in the expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is to come from the heavens for our salvation. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING TO
sleep.

O God, who hast appointed the light of the day for labors,
the darkness of the night for
rest, grant to me, as I turn to
sleep, that my body may find rest
this night,
so that in this, my soul,
watching, may look toward
thee, and be held by desire for thee. Do not allow me,
having laid aside all the worldly
cares, to rest while yielding
to pleasure, and at the same time to forget thee;
but may I always hold in memory