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Lord God, heavenly Father, in your compassionate character of light, love, life, mercy, grace and forgiveness, you impart through your word and the Holy Spirit the gift of faith to the greatest part of your creation, the soul of man. You gently knock on the door of the heart of man through the Holy Spirit to his soul to accept by faith your redemption through your blessed son our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lead us from the path of greatest loss which is to refuse your love, to the path of righteousness which is faith in you, and the bearing of the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the growing transformation of our selfish nature towards our Lord’s divine nature.

May our walk in this crooked and narrow path bring the union of our soul with you in steadfast faith and ever trustful love. In our faith may we surrender our will through Christ’s nature to your will, devoting the gift of our talents to the building of your kingdom on earth. May we be honourable and unfailing in that service. Through faith may we move mountains for you.

Lord, you give us bread for our bodily needs but faith leads us to the reward of the implementation of our purpose and significance on earth, leading us to peace and bliss instead of apprehension, futility and emptiness.

May we focus on the blessed face of Christ in the darkness of our tribulations, enabling our hearts even then to proclaim the joy of your light in our enduring faith, until we are rewarded with the vision of you in heaven. Amen.