image by Cliff Johnson via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
O Lord God, in whom we live and move and have our being,
Open our eyes that we may behold your fatherly presence ever with us.
Draw our hearts to you with the power of your love.
Teach us to not be anxious about anything,
and when we have done what you have given us to do
help us, O God our Savior, to leave the issue to your wisdom.
Take from us all doubt and mistrust.
Lift our hearts up to yourself in heaven,
and make us to know that all things are possible to us
through your Son our Redeemer.
Brooke Foss Westcott, 1825-1901, British bishop and Biblical scholar
The Complete Book of Christian Prayer, slightly modernized
_______________________
Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
prayer & verse 