Lord, I
believe in you: increase my faith.
I trust in
you: strengthen my trust.
I love you:
let me love you more and more.
I am sorry for
my sins: deepen my sorrow.
I worship you
as my first beginning,
I long for you
as my last end,
I praise you
as my constant helper, and
call on you as
my loving protector.
Guide me by
your wisdom,
Correct me
with your justice,
Comfort me
with your mercy,
Protect me
with your power.
I offer you,
Lord, my thoughts: to be fixed on you;
My words: to
have you for their theme;
My actions: to
reflect my love for you;
My sufferings:
to be endured for your greater glory.
I want to do
what you ask of me:
In the way you
ask,
For as long as
you ask,
Because you
ask it.
Lord,
enlighten my understanding,
Strengthen my
will,
Purify my
heart,
and make me
holy.
Help me to
repent of my past sins
and to resist
temptation in the future.
Help me to
rise above my human weaknesses
and to grow
stronger as a Christian.
Let me love
you, my Lord and my God,
and see myself
as I really am:
a pilgrim in
this world,
a Christian
called to respect and love
all whose
lives I touch,
those in
authority over me
or those under
my authority,
my friends and
my enemies.
Help me to
conquer anger with gentleness,
Greed by
generosity, apathy by fervor.
Help me to
forget myself
and reach out
toward others.
Make me
prudent in planning,
courageous in
taking risks.
Make me
patient in suffering,
unassuming in
prosperity.
Keep me, Lord,
attentive at prayer,
Temperate in
food and drink,
Diligent in my
work,
Firm in my
good intentions.
Let my
conscience be clear,
my conduct
without fault,
my speech
blameless,
my life
well-ordered.
Put me on
guard against my human weaknesses.
Let me cherish
your love for me,
Keep your law,
And come at
last to your salvation.
Teach me to
realize that this world is passing,
That my true
future is the happiness of heaven,
That life on
earth is short,
And the life
to come eternal.
Help me to
prepare for death
with a proper
fear of judgment,
but a greater
trust in your goodness.
Lead me safely
through death
to the endless
joy of heaven.
Amen
