Most Holy God, Searcher of the hidden depths and Knower of every heart, before Whose gaze the silent movements of the soul are laid bare, in this Lenten desert I acknowledge that nothing in me is concealed from Your sight.
God Most Loving, You are the unapproachable fullness of all that is good, the eternal Fountain from which every pure, perfect, and sanctified gift flows into the world. I come before Your majesty in the profound humility of this Lenten fast,
Father, the Most Holy and Long-Suffering God, You whose patience is beyond measure, whose mercy is a vast and quiet ocean, and whose steadfast love endures the frailty of Your children through the ages:
O Great Jehovah, the Fountain of Uncreated Gladness, You who dwell in the radiant light of eternity, where every sorrow is consumed by the fire of Your glory: I come before You in this hallowed season of repentance.
El Shaddai, God Almighty of unfathomable tenderness, You who hold the constellations in Your palm, yet attend to the falling of a single leaf; You whose strength is the foundation of the universe, yet whose touch is the softest whisper of grace.
Father of Mercies, O Fountain of Unfailing Kindness, You whose nature is the very essence of gentleness and Whose goodness is the air in which my soul breathes: I stand before You in this hallowed season of Lent, confessing the calloused landscape of my own heart, which so often grows hardened by the relentless friction of the world.
Jehovah Shalom, my God of Eternal Stillness, on this 12th day of Lent and the 1st day of March, I approach the altar of grace with the ashes of war raging all over the world and ashes of attacks in Nigeria, upon my forehead – further burdened by the weight of a fractured world within my being.
Alpha and Omega, Eternal Fountain of All Affection, Whose mercy stretches from everlasting to everlasting, I look to You as the only source of true love. In a world that is rapidly changing, where the artifice of human intellect grows by the day, I ask that You increase my fidelity toward You.
EL SHADDAI, the All-Bountiful and O Divine Giver, Source of every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, grant that on this 10th day in this Lenten season the words of my mouth and the secret meditations of my heart become be acceptable in Your sight
O God Most High, El Elyon, Sovereign over time and eternity, Jehovah Rohi, Shepherd and Keeper of my soul, Holy and Undivided Trinity — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — I bow before You at the threshold of this Lenten pilgrimage.