Merciful and faithful God! Thou hast commanded, that every man should
pursue a certain calling and be faithful in the same. Thou seest and
knowest, therefore, omniscient Lord, what my duties are, and that I can
do nothing without Thy grace, power and blessing, but that I can err in
various ways; therefore I sincerely pray Thee, to strengthen my reasoning
faculties, to bestow upon me bold and undaunted courage, that I may act
reasonably and overcome all rising difficulties, and thus accomplish
through Thy paternal guidance a desirable and blessed object. O my God, I
trust in Thee, let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over
me, yea, let none that wait on Thee be ashamed. Show me Thy ways, O Lord,
teach me Thy paths; for Thou art the God of my salvation, on Thee do I
wait all the day. Preserve my soul, deliver me and sustain me in my
troubles. Let me not be ashamed, for I trust in Thee. O my God, be not
far from me, make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Amen. Amen.
Amen.