Psalm 121
In the morning
O God, our Father, who hast bidden us to be lights in this dark world, help us throughout all this day to be a help and an example to all whom we meet. Help us to bring comfort to those in sorrow, and strength to those who are tempted. Help us to bring courage to those who are afraid, and guidance to those who do not know what to do. Help us to bring cheer to those who are discouraged, and encouragement to those who are depressed. And grant that, as we move among men and women this day, they may catch a glimpse in us of the Master, whose we are and whom we seek to serve. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN
In the evening
Eternal and everblessed God, we give Thee thanks, as ths day comes to an end, for those who mean so much to us, and without whom life could never be the same. We thank Thee for those to whom we can go when we are tired, knowing that they have, for weary feet the gift of rest. We thank Theefor those with whom we can talk, and keep nothing back, knowing that they will not laugh at our dreams or mock at our failures. We thank Thee for those in whose presence it is easier to be good. We thank Thee for those in whose company joys are doubly dear, and sorrow's bitterness is soothed. We thank Thee for those who by their warning, their counsel, and their rebuke have kept us from mistakes, we might have made, and sins we might have committed. And above all, we thank Thee for Jesus, the pattern of our lives, the Lord of our hearts, and the Savior of our souls. Accept this our thanksgiving, and grant us tonight a good night's rest, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN
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