Morning Prayer for Thursday. 2

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, Thou most blessed Trinity, unto Thee do I commend my body and soul from this day forth and forevermore. I thank Thee most heartily that Thou hast not permitted the evil one to do me injury during the night now past. Thou hast kept me in health and strength through the protection of Thy holy angels. How shall I reward Thee? How shall I thank Thee? I will offer unto Thee an anxious and contrite heart, scarlet in sin, filled with remorse and sorrow. Condescend to accept it. Cleanse it with the blood of my Savior that it be white as snow, and hide it in His divine and innocent wounds, and thus graciously vouchsafe unto me the remission of my sins. As I can not know when Thou comest or how and where Thou wilt call me hence, grant that I may always be in such a state of Christian preparedness that I may enter into Thy eternal bliss. I ask this, O gracious God, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen. (Pages 322)