"O Omnipresent One, beneath whose all-seeing eye our mortal lives are passed, grant that in all my deeds and purposes today, I may behave with true courtesy and honour. Let me be just and true in all my dealings. Let no mean or low thought have a moment's place in my mind. Let my motives be transparent to all. Let my word be my bond. Let me take no unchivalrous advantage of anybody. Let me be generous in my judgement of others. Let me be disinterested in my opinions. Let me be loyal to my friends and magnanimous to my enemies. Let me face adversity with courage. Let me not ask or expect too much for myself...
May the threefold Christian graces of faith, hope and love be more and more formed within me. until all my walk and conversations be such as becometh the gospel of Christ." ~from the Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
May the threefold Christian graces of faith, hope and love be more and more formed within me. until all my walk and conversations be such as becometh the gospel of Christ." ~from the Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
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