O Lord, open our minds to see ourselves as thou

O Lord, open our minds to see ourselves as thou seest us, or even as others see us and we see others, and from all unwillingness to know our infirmities, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.



From moral weakness of spirit; from timidity; from hesitation; from fear of others and dread of responsibility, strengthen us with the courage to speak the truth in love and self-control; and alike from the weakness of hasty violence and weakness of moral cowardice, save and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.



From the Southwell Litany by George Ridding (1828-1904)