A Thought from St. Nikolai Velimirovich

For all the sins of men I repent before You, Most Merciful Lord.  Indeed, the seed of all sins flows in my blood!  With my effort and Your mercy I choke this wicked crop of weeds day and night, so that no tare may sprout in the field of the Lord, but only pure wheat.  I repent for all those who are worried, who stagger under the burden of worries and do not know that they should put all their worries on You…  I repent for all the sick, for sickness is the fruit of sin.  When the soul is cleansed with repentance, sickness disappears with sin, and You, my Eternal Health, take up Your abode in the soul…  I repent for all who blaspheme God, who blaspheme against You without knowing that they are blaspheming against the Master, who clothes them and feeds them….  For all lying tongues, for all suspicious eyes, for all raging hearts, for all insatiable stomachs, for all darkened minds, for all ill will, for all unseemly thoughts, for all murderous emotions—I repent, weep and sigh.  For all the history of mankind from Adam to me, a sinner, I repent; for all history is in my blood.  For I am in Adam and Adam is in me.