I give Y ou thanks,\nto me Y ou are a light that knows no \nevening,\na sun that never sets.\nY ou cannot remain hidden,\nfor Y ou fill all things with your glory.\nY ou never hide Y ourself from anyone,\nbut we are always hiding from Y ou,\nnot wishing to come near Y ou.\nFor where could Y ou hide Y ourself,\nsince Y ou have no place\nin which to take Y our rest?\nOr why should Y ou hide,\nsince Y ou turn away from no one\nand are afraid of none?\nPitch Y our tent within me,\ngracious Master;\nT ake up Y our dwelling in me now\nand remain in Y our servant unceasingly,\ninseparably, to the end.\nAt my departure from this life\nand afterwards, may I be found in Y ou and \nreign with Y ou,\nwho are God over all.\nStay with me, Master, do not leave me \nalone.\nWhen they find Y ou dwelling within me,\nmy enemies who seek always to devour my \nsoul, \nwill be put to flight;\nA prayer of our holy father\nSt. Symeon the New Theologian\n—St. Nektarios Monastery—\nRoscoe, NY 12776\nThey will have no more power against me,\nwhen they see Y ou,\nwho are more powerful than all,\nlodging in the house of my humble soul.\nY ou did not forget me, Master,\nwhen I was in the world\nand sunk in ignorance,\nbut Y ou chose me\nand separated me from the world\nand set me up in the presence of Y our glory.\nKeep me constant and unshaken\nin the interior dwelling-place\nthat Y ou have made within me.\nThough dead,\nI live when I gaze on Y ou;\nPossessing Y ou, though poor,\nI am forever rich,\nMore wealthy than any ruler.\nEating and drinking Y ou,\nclothing myself in Y ou from day to day,\nI shall be filled with blessings and delight\nbeyond all telling.\nFor Y ou are every blessing\nand all splendor and joy,\nand to Y ou is due glory,\nto the Holy, Consubstantial and Life-giving \nTr i n i t y,\nworshipped and confessed by all the faithful\nand adored in Father, Son and Holy Spirit,\nnow and ever, and to the ages of ages.\nAmen.