Based on “Enlightened Praise” by lumix2004 at stock.XCHANG. Keep us, O God, from pettiness;
let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretenses and meet each other,
face to face, without self-pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment and always generous.
Let us take time for all things;
make us grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put in action our better impulses – straightforward and unafraid.
Grant that we may realize
it is the little things of life that create difficulties;
that in the big things of life we are as one.Oh, Lord, let us not forget to be kind.
Amen.
(Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots)
Wow! That’s an impressive prayer, from a woman who knew what needed saying!