In this morning's gospel lesson (Luke 18:35-43), the
blind man emplores Jesus to heal him by simply saying, "Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on me!" Oftentimes the best prayers are the briefest,
like the prayer of the Canaanite women ("Lord, I pray Thee, help
me"), the prayer of the father of the epileptic boy ("I believe, help
my unbelief"), the excited prayer of Peter as he begins to sink in the
stormy sea ("Lord, save me!"), the Apostles who said, "Increase
our faith!", or simply saying, "Lord, have mercy!"
Fr.
John
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