Blesstousourextraordinarymercies;ifthedaycomewhenthesemustbetaken，braceustoplaythemanunderaffliction.Bewithourfriends，bewithourselves.Gowitheachofustorest;ifanyawake，tempertothemthedarkhoursofwatching;andwhenthedayreturns，returntous，oursunandcomforter，andcallusupwithmorningfacesandwithmorninghearts—eagertolabour—eagertobehappy，ifhappinessshallbeourportion—andifthedaybemarkedforsorrow，strongtoendureit.
WethankTheeandpraiseThee;andinthewordsofhimtowhomthisdayissacred，closeouroblation.
FORSELF—BLAME
LORD，enlightenustoseethebeamthatisinourowneye，andblindustothemotethatisinourbrother\'s.Letusfeelouroffenceswithourhands，makethemgreatandbrightbeforeuslikethesun，makeuseatthemanddrinkthemforourdiet.Blindustotheoffencesofourbeloved，cleansethemfromourmemories，takethemoutofourmouthsforever.LetallherebeforeTheecarryandmeasurewiththefalsebalancesoflove，andbeintheirowneyesandinallconjuncturesthemostguilty.Helpusatthesametimewiththegraceofcourage，thatwebenoneofuscastdownwhenwesitlamentingamidtheruinsofourhappinessorourintegrity：touchuswithfirefromthealtar，thatwemaybeupanddoingtorebuildourcity：inthenameandbythemethodofhiminwhosewordsofprayerwenowconclude.
FORSELF—FORGETFULNESS