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Here is a traditional Coptic prayer I ran into. I have found it to be beneficial to me.<\/p>\n

Take a look:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Most blessed Lord, send the grace of Your Holy Spirit on me to strengthen me that I may learn well the subject I am about to study and by it become a better person for Your glory, the comfort of my family and the benefit of Your Church and our Nation.
Amen Christ, the true light, who enlightens and sanctifies every person coming into the world, let the light of Your countenance shine upon me (us) that I (we) may see Your unapproachable light; and guide my (our) steps in the way of Your commandments, through the intercessions of Your all-holy Mother and of all the Saints.
Amen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am in the midst of prepairing for the end of all my classes here at seminary, which is why I havn\u2019t been posting nearly as much as I normally do. Please keep me and all the other students here in your prayers. Here is a traditional Coptic prayer I ran into. I have found […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1678,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nPrayer Before Studying<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I am in the midst of prepairing for the end of all my classes here at seminary, which is why I havn't been posting nearly as much as I normally do. 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