Rest on us, Spirit of Love, and chase all anger, envy, and bitter grudges from our souls. Be our Comforter in trials when storms pass over our heads. Be our strength in the hour of weakness and help us to control the desires of the flesh. Let us grow in faith and love, in hope, patience, and humility. See how many temptations surround us! Keep our feet off every evil path, that we may keep your Word. Lead us, and we will run in the way of your commandments. Our hearts lie open before you. Enter now with your rich gifts, strengthen, establish, settle them. Dwell in us and make us your temples, that we may have the pledge of the children of God and of our salvation. Amen.
Johann Friedrich Starck (1680–1756). Revised from Prayers Ancient and Modern.
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