Lord
Jesus Christ, Who didst command us to love our enemies, and
those who defame and injure us, and to pray for them and forgive
them; Who Thyself didst pray for Thine enemies, who crucified
thee: grant us, we pray, the spirit of Christian reconciliation
and meekness, that we may heartily forgive every injury and be
reconciled with our enemies. Grant us to overcome the
malevolence and offences of people with Christian meekness and
true love of our neighbor. We further beseech Thee, O Lord, to
grant to our enemies true peace and forgiveness of sins; and do
not allow them to leave this life without true faith and sincere
conversion. And help us repay evil with goodness, and to remain
safe from the temptations of the devil and from all the perils
which threaten us, in the form of visible and invisible enemies.
Amen. |