KEEP US, OH GOD, FROM PETTINESS.
LET US BE LARGE IN THOUGHT, IN WORD, IN DEED.
LET US BE THROUGH WITH FAULT-FINDIING AND
LEAVE OFF SELF-SEEKING.
MAY WE PUT AWAY ALL PRETINCE AND MEET EACH
OTHER FACE TO FACE, WITHOUT SELF-PITY OR
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
MAY WE ALWAYS BE PATIENT, NEVER HASTY IN
JUDGEMENT AND ALWAYS TOLERANT.
TEACH US TO PUT INTO ACTION OUR BETTER
IMPULSES STRAIGHT FORWARD AND UNAFRAID.
LET US TAKE TIME FOR ALL THINGS, MAKE US CALM
SERENE AND GENTLE.
GRANT THAT WE MAY REALIZE THAT IT IS THE LITTLE
THINGS IN LIFE THAT CREATE DIFFERENCES,
THAT IN THE BIG THINGS WE ARE AS ONE.
AND MAY WE STRIVE TO TOUCH AND TO KNOW
THE GREAT COMMON HEART OF US ALL.
AND, OF GOD, LET US NOT FORGET TO BE KIND.
ANONYMOUS
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