70 Prayers of Great Traditions
The Evening Office
Preparation
Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly: my heart is eager for your presence
and thirsty for your grace. I wish to entertain you, not as a guest, but
as a resident, as Lord of my whole being. Enter and take possession
and live with me for ever; so I may live also in the heart of my dear
Lord, which was opened for me with a spear and love.^238
The Psalm, or...
Your acts, LORD, are so great; your thoughts are so deep.^239
The Word of God
Holy and eternal Jesus, send your Holy Spirit to rest on me in
reading your holy word; that I may come humbly, reverently, without
prejudice, with a mind ready to learn and obey, to the glory of your
holy name.^240
Set reading
Prayer
Free prayer, or...
Lord God, remember in your mercy my friends and neighbours, all
who have prayed for me, and all who have done me good this day.
Especially...... Do good to them and return all their kindness into
their own lives. Reward them with blessings, sanctify them with your
grace, and bring them with all your people to glory.^241