God, you see all our weaknesses and the troubles we labor under. Have mercy, and hear our prayers, for we need your comfort, your direction, and your help. You alone know what is best for us. Do not let me question your wisdom or your goodness. Lord, prepare my heart that no affliction may ever surprise or overwhelm me. Strengthen me, that I may always be ready to suffer whatever you order or permit. Amen.
Thomas Wilson (1663–1755). Revised from Prayers Ancient and Modern.
Lord, feed your people with your grace and deliver our souls from the death of sin. Fill us with your mercy and unite us with the joys of the righteous; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sarum Breviary, A.D. 1085. Revised from Prayers Ancient and Modern.
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