March 26, 2009

Here is today’s prayer:

O God, your glory is always to have mercy.
Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways,
and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith
to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word,
Jesus Christ your Son,
who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
-The Book of Common Prayer, U.S.A., 20th Cent., Alt. (BOW 334)

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