July 31, 2008

every good deed

"Grant, O God, that we may wait patiently,

as servants standing before their Lord,

to know thy will;

that we may welcome all truth,

under whatever outward forms it may be uttered;

that we may bless every good deed,

by whomsoever it may be done;

that we may rise above all party strife

to the contemplation of the eternal Truth and Goodness;

through Jesus Christ our Saviour."

- Charles Kingsley