God's Minute 4/13

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land.--Psalm 101:6

ALMIGHTY GOD, our Heavenly Father, in Whom we live and move and have our being, we, Thine unworthy children, come to Thee with humble minds and hearts to offer our prayer and thanksgiving. Pardon, we beseech Thee, the sins we have committed against Thee in thought, word, and deed, and make us truly sorry for them with a godly sorrow that worketh repentance unto Salvation.

Bless us and our relations, friends and neighbours and give us all things necessary both for soul and body. May Thy HolySpirit guide Thy church, and all who minister therein, that Thy Kingdom may come, and all may do their duty in their vocation and ministry.

Have pity on the sick and dying, and on all sinners. May Thy Holy Angels dwell within this place to preserve us in peace. Into Thy hands, O God, we commend our bodies, souls, and spirits. May we enjoy such refreshing sleep as will fit us on the morrow to go forth to our duties and responsibilities with vigor of mind and body. Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for all Thy many and great blessings and mercies to us and to all mankind.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, ever one God, world without end.

Amen.

Bishop Harry S. Longley,
Des Moines, Iowa

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