For Grace to Reform and Grow Better (Book of Common Prayer, Page 590)
AND lest, through our own frailty, or the temptations which encompass us, we be drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards men; that so may we be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Amen.
Our prayer...
Father in heaven, when the Spirit came down upon Jesus at His Baptism in the Jordan, You revealed Him as Your own beloved Son. Keep us, Your children, born of water and the Spirit, faithful to our calling. May we who share in your life as your children through Baptism follow in Christ’s path of service to people. Let us become one in His sacrifice and hear His word with faith. May we live as Your children, following the example of Jesus. Amen.
