Morning Prayer

Lord, in the quiet of this morning hour I come to you for peace. Give me the power to see the world through love-filled eyes. Help me to be patient, gentle, wise; to see beyond what seems to be and to know your children as you know them. And so naught but good in anyone behold. Make deaf my ears to slander that is told. Silence my tongue to all that is unkind. Let me so kindly be, so full of cheer, that all I meet may feel your presence near. Oh, clothe me in your beauty; this I pray. Give me the strength to do your will, just for today.