J.M.J.

FORGIVENESS

I KNOW, DEAR LORD, THAT I AM WEAK;

I ASK YOU NOW PLEASE HEAR ME SPEAK.

TEACH ME TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES;

SHOW ME THE DIFFERENCE YOUR LOVE MAKES.

REMIND ME, LORD, LEST I FORGET

SO I WOULD NOT LATER REGRET

FOR HAVING CAUSED ANYONE PAIN

AND NOT RESORT TO IT AGAIN.

FORGIVE ME, LORD, FOR THOSE I’VE HURT,

AND WHEN I FAIL, HELP ME AVERT.

REMIND ME, LORD, WHEN I SHOULD SEEK

YOUR GUIDANCE AND THE WORDS TO SPEAK.

TEACH ME, DEAR LORD, THAT I MAY LEARN

TO SET ASIDE MY OWN CONCERN.

SHARE WITH ME, LORD, WHAT PLEASES YOU

IN EVERYTHING I SAY AND DO.

I ASK, DEAR LORD, THAT YOU REPLACE

ALL OF MY FAULTS WITH DIVINE GRACE;

AND FOR AS LONG AS I MAY LIVE,

REMIND ME, LORD, WHEN TO FORGIVE.

LORD, JUDGE ME NOT FOR WHAT I’VE DONE;

I SPEAK AS YOUR REMORSEFUL SON.

RELEASE, O LORD, YOUR CLEANSING GRACE

TO HELP ALL WEAKNESS TO ERASE.

TEACH ME, DEAR LORD, HOW TO FORGIVE

THAT I MAY LEARN HOW I MUST LIVE.

HELP ME, DEAR LORD, THAT I BECOME

FORGIVING AS YOUR BELOVED SON.

“THY WILL BE DONE”

8-11-1994

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