All In! Living The Mission Of God

Hey everybody! We are continuing in our Lent series. In the previous three episodes (part one, part two, and part three) we explored the “take from me” segments of this prayer. The next few episodes are the ones I have been dreading, because frankly, I do not know anything about these virtues. So, I am coming today not as a teacher, but as a fellow pilgrim. Today we will focus on chastity and humility. The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. Chastity: In 2015 I wrote this article on Chastity "Religion has too often been an agent of anti-life, a negation of the goodness of God’s creation. We fast, we abstain, we humble ourselves, we embrace discipline, and we speak of dying to ourselves. When not