Day 2 — Thursday 23 February

Hear our voice, O Lord, according to your faithful love.

| Deuteronomy 30.15-20 | Psalm 1 | Luke 9.22-25 |

Lent

A prayer by Eric Lindell-White

Lord, bless to me this Lent.
Lord, let me fast most truly and profitably,
by feeding in prayer on your Spirit;
reveal me to myself
in the light of your holiness.

Allow me never to think
that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching,
wisdom enough to need no correction,
talents enough to need no grace,
goodness enough to need no progress,
humility enough to need no repentance,
devotion enough to need no quickening,
strength sufficient without your Spirit;
lest, standing still, I fall back for evermore.

Show me the desires that should be disciplined,
and sloths to be slain.
Show me the omissions to be made up
and the habits to be mended.
And behind these, weaken, humble and annihilate in me
self-will, self-righteousness, self-satisfaction,
self-sufficiency, self-assertion, vainglory.

May my whole effort be to return to you;
O make it serious and sincere
persevering and fruitful in result,
by the help of your Holy Spirit
and to your glory,
my Lord and my God.

May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love. Amen.