Almighty and ever-blessed God, I thank Thee for the love wherewith Thou dost follow me all the days of my life. I thank Thee that Thou dost inform my mind with Thy divine truth and undergird my will with Thy divine grace. I thank Thee for every evidence of Thy Spirit's leading, and for all those little happenings which, though seeming at the time no more than chance, yet afterwards appear to me as part of Thy gracious plan for the education of my soul.
O let me not refuse Thy leading or quench this light which Thou has kindled within me, but rather let me daily grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord and Master.
Yet, I would not think only of myself or pray only for myself, as now I seek Thy presence, I would remember before Thee all my human brothers and sisters who need Thy help. Especially to-night I think:
Of those who are faced by great temptaions
Of those who are faced by tasks too great for their powers
Of those who stand in any valley of decision
Of those who are suffering the consequences of misdeeds long ago repented of
Of those who, by reason of early surroundings, have never had a fair chance in life
Of all family circles broken by death
Of all missionaries of the Kingdom of Heaven in faraway corners of the earth
Of those who lift high the lamp of truth in lonely places
Dear Father of mankind, make me the human channel, so far as in me lies through which Thy divine love and pity may reach the hearts and lives of a few those who are nearest to me. Amen.
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