Prayer 108

 O Thou before whose eyes all human hearts lie bare and open, forbid that I should seek to hide from  Thee anything that I have this day done or thought or imagined. What must for ever be hidden from the knowledge of others, that let me now openly acknowledge in Thy presence. What no proper shame kept me from  committing, that let no false shame keep me now from confessing. 

O Thou whose tender mercies are over all Thy works, humbly and sorrowfully I crave Thy forgiveness for the sin of this day: 

For every wakening and defiling thought to which my mind has given harbour:

For every word spoken in hastiness or passion

For every failure of self-control 

For every stumbling-block which by deed or example I have set in another's way:

For every opportunity lost

For every blessing, thanklessly received

For loitering feet and a procrastinating will 

For this way of dealing with my colleagues without respecting their work 

And this lack of love for my family and friends

And this not living fully in Thy presence

And grant that, as the days go by, Thy Spirit may more and more rule in my heart, giving me victory over these and all other sinful ways. 

To Thy loving guardianship, O holy Father, I commend all those who are dear to me, especially my mum and sister, Ligia and her family, and all my friends and family. Bless all those among whom my lot is cast, and grant them a satisfying sense of Thy reality and power. Be with all those who to-night are in any peril or distress. Be in every sore heart, in every stricken home, beside every bed of pain, giving to all the blessing of Thy peace. 

Amen.