God, enlighten us with Your Holy Spirit, so that we all understand Your love.
Those who ask me for prayers, I tearfully ask the Lord for them: “Lord, give them Your Holy Spirit, so that they may know You through the Holy Spirit.
Merciful Lord, teach us all by Your Holy Spirit to live according to Your will, so that in Your Light we all come to know You, the true God, for without Your Light we cannot understand the fullness of Your love. Enlighten us with Your grace, and it will warm our hearts to love You.”
Most merciful Master, grant us a humble spirit, so that our souls may find peace in You.
“Most Holy Mother of the Lord, ask, O Merciful One, for us a humble spirit. All saints, you live in heaven and see the glory of the Lord, and your spirit rejoices - pray that we too may be with you. My soul is also drawn to see the Lord and misses Him in humility, as unworthy of this good. Merciful Lord, teach us Your humility by the Holy Spirit.
Lord, correct us, as a tender mother corrects her little children.
Let every soul know the joy of Your Coming and the power of Your help. Give coolness to the suffering souls of Your people, and teach us all through the Holy Spirit to know You. The human soul languishes on earth, Lord, and cannot strengthen its mind in You, because it does not know You and Your goodness.”
“O Lord, teach us by Your Holy Spirit to be obedient and self-controlled. Give us the spirit of Adam's repentance and tears for our sins. May we praise and thank You forever. You gave us Your most pure body and blood, so that we could live forever with You, and be where You are, and see Your glory.
“Lord, let the peoples of the whole earth know how much You love us and what a wonderful life You give to those who believe in You.
Have mercy on me, O God, Thy fallen creation.
How many times have You given me Your grace, and I have not kept it, because my soul is vain; but my soul knows You, my Creator and God, and therefore I seek You, weeping, as Joseph wept for his father Jacob at the tomb of his mother, being taken into Egyptian slavery.
I offend You with my sins, and You leave me, and my soul misses You.
O Holy Soul, do not leave me. When You leave me, bad thoughts come to me and my soul misses You to the point of great tears.”
Lord, let me love You alone.
You created me, You enlightened me with holy baptism, You forgive me my sins and give me to partake of Your Most Pure Body and Blood; give me the strength to always abide in You.
Lord, give us Adam’s repentance and Your holy humility.
Grant, Lord, to all Your people to understand Your love and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, may people forget the grief of the earth, and may they leave all the bad and cling to You with love, and may they live in peace, doing Your will for Your glory.
O Lord, grant us the gift of the Holy Spirit, so that we may understand Your glory and live on earth in peace and love, so that there will be no malice, no wars, no enemies, but let love alone reign, and there will be no need for armies or prisons, and it will be easy for everyone to live on earth.
Lord, as You Yourself prayed for our enemies, so teach us by Your Holy Spirit to love our enemies.
Lord, all nations are the creation of Your hands; turn them from enmity and malice to repentance, so that everyone may know Your love.
Lord, You commanded to love our enemies, but it is difficult for us sinners if Your grace is not with us.
Lord, pour out Your grace on the earth; let all the peoples of the earth know Your love, know that You love us like a mother, and more than a mother, because even a mother can forget her child, but You never forget, for You love Your creation immensely, and love cannot forget.
Merciful Lord, save all nations by the riches of Your mercy.
Source: Writings of Elder Silouan