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WEDNESDAY.
me;
thy guidance and protection during the day; and so govern me by thy grace, that I may neither think nor speak, nor do anything this day which may displease thee or wound my own soul. Assist me to be sincere and hearty in dedicating myself, my soul, and body, to thy service. Preserve me from the power of evil; from the sin that doth so easily beset from the lusts of the flesh, and the vanities of a wicked world. Send thy good Spirit to direct and guide me in the ways and works of godliness: purify my affections; enliven my devotion; teach me how to pray, and how to hear, and read, and profit by thy holy word. Make me a Christian, not only in name, but also in heart and in hope. Teach me the value of my soul and the salvation which has been wrought for it by Christ Jesus. May I never be ashamed of confessing him before men; but amidst all discouragements and difficulties, give me boldness to show myself his true disciple. Let my conversation be such as becometh his gospel; and whatsoever I do in word or in deed, let me do all in his name, giving thanks to God and the Father through him. And let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Amen.