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Lord, in our base character may we recognise our sin. May we turn to your ever flowing mercy and forgiveness. In that moment of forgiveness impart in us the growth of the fruit of the Holy Spirit goodness. Your character and acts are the source of all goodness. Subdue our selfish nature to be your nature of goodwill, love, grace and mercy in union with you.

Your will for us is to act to help the poor and needy and to never harm anyone. Just as you are the source of all pure goodness, forgiveness and love let the light of your goodness shine through the window of our souls to others. May that light draw those in the darkness of unbelief to the merciful redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ.

In our repentance may we be good, faithful and obedient servants. May we recognise that no good acts of ours bring us redemption but that it was your one act of the greatest goodness in giving your son to die for us while we were yet sinners. In the humility of our acts of goodness may we remain in steadfast faith and truthfulness. Turn our selfish anger into the gentleness of goodness, leading lives of kindness, compassion and loving forgiveness.

Lord, one of your properties is light, may we as your children bear the fruit of that light in our righteousness. True faith manifests itself in the fruit of love, may we sow this love and bear witness to the Holy Spirit. May this union please the Holy Spirit giving us the beginning of eternal life on earth. The freedom from our selfish nature is this beginning of resting in God alone in our soul with love for nothing beneath him.

Lord, it is a spiritual life on earth towards that light growing in your goodness. In our act of repentance in submitting our will we await the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us against our nature that is joined to Adam. Our soul in faith is joined to the goodness of our Lord Jesus Christ. Living Holy Spirit of the blessed Trinity we pray for that complete union of body and soul. As we find that unconditional goodness within may we impart that unconditional goodness without to the undeserving as you did on earth Lord Jesus. Amen.