Prayer LXXV, Prayers by the Lake, St. Nikolai of Zica
Bless
my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.
Enemies have driven me into Your embrace more than friends have.
Friends have bound me to earth, enemies have loosed me from earth and have
demolished all my aspirations in the world.
Enemies have made me a stranger in worldly realms and an
extraneous inhabitant of the world. Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter
than an unhunted animal does, so have I, persecuted by enemies, found the
safest sanctuary, having ensconced myself beneath Your tabernacle, where
neither friends nor enemies can slay my soul. Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I
bless them and do not curse them.
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