“May the words of our mouths and the thoughts of our hearts be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, our Helper and Redeemer. Teach us to speak only what is true, to listen with humility, and to proclaim Your wisdom with boldness and grace.”
—Origen (c. 185 – c. 253)
Source: Origen of Alexandria, On Prayer (Περὶ εὐχῆς), trans. John J. O’Meara, in Origen: Prayer, Ancient Christian Writers, vol. 19 (New York: Newman Press, 1954), 78.