My Book of Prayers Naman

Author(s): Madhuban Educational Books
Publisher: Madhuban Educational Books

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King of the world, we thank Thee for the beginning of a new day, for the dim twilight, the glowing sunrise, for the new hopes and the new opportunities, for the new consciousness of Thine abiding care. Give us courage and strength for our work today. Give us steadfastness of purpose, patience and humility, and help us to speak the truth.
J. S. Hoyland
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This is my prayer, my Lord, strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service. Give me the strength never to disown those who are poor and weak, or bend my knees before insolent might. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above little things and to learn to live with nobility, with courage and with truth, and give me the energy always to work towards my ideals so that in my life I may reveal some glory and wonder that has shone in the lives of the great men of the past.
Rabindranath Tagore
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