Prayer from Scripture
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
- Psalm 51:1-2
Prayer from History
Open wide the windows of our spirits and fill us full of light. Open wide the doors of our hearts, that we may receive and entertain you with all our powers of adoration and love. Amen.
- Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)