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The
Collect
Keep us, O God, from pettiness
Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and
leave off self-seeking
May we put away all pretense and meet each other
face to face, without self pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgement and always generous.
Let us take time for all things;
make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into actions our better impulses,
straight forward and unafraid.
Grant that we may realize that it is the little things that create
differences, that in the big things in life, we are at one.
And may we strive to touch and to know the great common human heart
of us all, and
Oh Lord God, let us not forget to be kind.
Mary Stewart |
