Almighty God,

Creator of heaven and earth,

Giver and Sustainer of life,

Who works all things together for the good of those who love You

—and find themselves caught up in Your purposes and plans,

We pray, together, here at the close of another work week.

Whatever has come before, whether successful and productive or fruitless and toilsome,

We pray for the serenity to accept what we cannot change,

The courage to change what we can,

And the wisdom to know the difference.

We pray for the serenity and peace that Christ left with us,

For the courage of the Spirit which is not fear, but power, love, and self-control,

And we pray for the true wisdom which comes from the Father,

Which is pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, merciful, fruitful, impartial and sincere.

So that a harvest of righteousness might be sown by all we say and do.

Amen.