A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Almighty and most merciful Father,

		we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.

		We have followed too much the devices and desires

		of our own hearts.

		We have offended against thy holy laws.

		We have left undone those things

		which we ought to have done;

		and we have done those things

		which we ought not to have done;

		and there is no health in us.

		Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults.
		Restore thou them that are penitent;
		according to thy promises declared unto mankind
		in Christ Jesus our Lord.
		And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
		that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
		to the glory of thy holy name.
		Amen. Taken from: [http://daily.commonworship.com/daily.cgi?today_mp=1&book=bcp]