Give maturity to beginners, O Father;
give intelligence to the little ones;
give aid to those who are running their course.
Give sorrow to the negligent,
give fervor of spirit to the lukewarm.
Give to the perfect a good consummation,
for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Almighty God, in whom we live and move and have our being,
you have made us for yourself,
so that our hearts are restless until they rest in you;
grant us purity of heart and strength of purpose,
that no passion may hinder us from knowing your will,
no weakness from doing it;
but in your light may we see light clearly,
and in your service find perfect freedom,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

O Lord, I am yours and you are mine.
You are all I need.
Why do I go on thinking I need anything apart from you?
Forgive me when I fall into pride,
believing my virtues win your approval.
Forgive me when I fall into despair,
convinced my sins cannot possibly be forgiven.
Do not let me lose hope in your power to save and redeem.
Amen.

I bind unto myself today,
The power of God to hold and lead.
His eye to watch, his might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, his shield to ward,
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits thou hast given me,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother,
may we know thee more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.

Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart,
which no selfish desire may drag downward;
give us an unconquered heart,
which no trouble can wear out;
give us an upright heart,
which no unworthy ambition can tempt aside.
Give us also, O Lord our God,
understanding to know you,
perseverance to seek you,
wisdom to find you
and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

I am no longer my own, but yours.
Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you.
Praised for you or criticized for you.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and fully surrender all things to your glory and service.
And now, O most wonderful and holy God,
Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer,
you are mine and I am yours. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it also be made in heaven.
Amen.

O Lord,
you see that all hearts are empty
unless you fill them.
and all desires are thwarted
unless they crave you.
Give us light and grace
to seek and find you,
that we may be yours
and you may be ours forever.
Amen.

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will lead.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean I am actually doing so.
Yet I believe that the desire to please you
does, in fact, please you.
And I hope that I have this desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from this desire.
And I know that, if I do this,
you will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore, I will trust you always,
though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Amen.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity
The things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
Which should be changed,
And the wisdom to distinguish
The one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardships as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your Will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.