Thursday, May 18, 2006
prayer for mercy
For this day's sins, O God, grant us mercy:
for sloth that wasted the hours or for haste which outran its benedictions;
for fear that frustrated bold hopes or dullness that took everything for granted;
for anger that burst forth destructively or indifference that smothered the soul;
for suspicion wrongly held or for trust cheaply betrayed;
for indecision which avoided the evil or for compromise which disguised it.
Amen
Dean Samuel Miller
for sloth that wasted the hours or for haste which outran its benedictions;
for fear that frustrated bold hopes or dullness that took everything for granted;
for anger that burst forth destructively or indifference that smothered the soul;
for suspicion wrongly held or for trust cheaply betrayed;
for indecision which avoided the evil or for compromise which disguised it.
Amen
Dean Samuel Miller
