"O God my Father, who art often closest to me when I am farthest from Thee and who art near at hand even when I feel that Thou hast forsaken me, mercifully grant that the defeat of my self-will may be the triumph in me of Thine eternal purpose.

• May I grow more sure of Thy reality and power:
  
• May I attain a clearer mind as to the meaning of my life on earth:
  
• May I strengthen my hold upon life eternal:
  
• May I look more and more to things unseen:
  
• May my desires grow less unruly and my imaginations more pure:
  
• May my love for my fellow men grow deeper and more tender, and may I be more willing to take their burdens upon myself.
  

To Thy care, O God, I commend my soul and the souls of all whom I love and who love me; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

~John Baillie