Lord God, let us keep your Scriptures in mind
and meditate on them day and night,
persevering in prayer, always on watch.
We beg you, Lord, to give us real knowledge of what we read,
and to show us not only how to understand it,
but how to put it into practice,
and to obtain spiritual gifts
enlightened by the teaching of the Holy Spirit,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
whose power and glory will endure throughout all ages.
Amen.
Source: Origen of Alexandria
Source of this version: http://www.hebronpc.com/Cover.10.05.08.Bulletin%5B1%5D.pdf
Also found here: The One Year Book of Personal Prayer, © 1991 Tyndale House Publishers (July 12)
“Meditate on them day and night” is a reference to Psalm 1.
“Persevering in prayer” is a reference to Romans 12:12.
“Put it into practice” is a reference to James 1:22.
“Obtain spiritual gifts” in the original is “obtain spiritual graces.” In the ancient church, sometimes grace was understood as undeserved love, sometimes it was understood as a specific gift from God, or something that enables us to please him.
“Enlightened by the teaching” original is “enlightened by the law.”