orthodoxgladness:

Sadness teaches us to pray,
And in prayer we breathe the grace of God in us.

When the tears are filling my eyes. When I feel my heart skipping one beat. Then another. Here is where my prayer to Jesus is fully alive. It is the rhythm that is lost in me.

Lord Jesus Christ. Son of God.

Please help me not to cry. Please help me to see. Please comfort me when everything around me seems to desire my end.

Have mercy on me. A sinner.

I beg you not to leave me in my pain. Whisper grace into my ear.

Hold my hand in yours. That I may kiss the scars I have created.