“Almighty and merciful Father, restore our souls in Jesus Christ, that we may be merciful and kind, even as Thou art. Let Thy forgiveness make us willing to forgive all wrong which we have suffered, and to ask forgiveness for every wrong which we have done. Give us the spirit of Him who dwelt among men in great humility, and was meek and lowly of heart. Let the same mind be in us which was also in Him. Let our love and charity be abundant as our joy, that our hearts may be tender to all need, and our hands give freely for His sake. And grant that, being rooted and grounded in the mystery of the Word made flesh, we may receive power to overcome the world and gain the life eternal: through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”
The Book of Common Worship. Phildelphia: The Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 1946, page 15.
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