I pray that today, Lord God,
your Spirit may move in me
like a cool breeze on a summer day,
rustling drooping leaves with its gentle refreshing
and leading me in the path of righteousness;

that the light of your love
may bring both warmth and illumination
that flourish in me to nourish
true compassion and genuine understanding
that will bear witness of greater grace and mightier mercy;

that the wisdom of your Word
may live within me and lead me,
that the strength of your own hand may sustain me
through whatever testings the heat of this day may bring,
through whatever trials may lie in the darkness of coming night.

Help me today, O Lord,
that I may pursue peace,
treat others as I desire to be treated,
forgive as I desire to be forgiven,
love as I desire to be loved,

and walk humbly before you.

Amen.