Most holy and eternal God, lord and sovereign of all creatures,

I humbly present to your divine majesty, myself,

my soul and body,

my thoughts and my words,

my actions and intentions,

my passions and my sufferings,

 

to be disposed by you to your glory;

to be blessed by your providence;

to be guided by your counsel;

to be sanctified by your Spirit;

and afterwards that my body and soul

may be received into your eternal kingdom,

 

for nothing can perish which is under your custody,

and the enemy of souls cannot devour what is your portion,

nor take it out of your hands.

This day, O Lord, and all the days of my life,

I dedicate to your honor.

 

May the actions of my calling, the uses of my grace,

and the religion of all my days

be united to the merits and intercession

of my holy Savior, Jesus;

that, in him and for him,

I may be pardoned and accepted.

 

Based on a prayer by Jeremy Taylor, 1613-1667

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