Dear God, guide our country. May our people and our leaders place all their faith, hope, trust and love in you.
Dear God, guide our country, the land we love and cherish!
Guide our country:
To nurture the ideals of equality and brotherhood;
To provide the opportunities of life for all;
To value and protect the rights of individuals;
To lift up the unfortunate and afflicted;
To honour motherhood and fatherhood;
To build up a sturdy and industrious generation;
To grant justice to all, regardless of caste or creed;
To be strong in the battle for right, magnanimous in victory, calm in troubles yet steadily marching ahead, and honourable in the establishment of a just and charitable peace;
To follow after righteousness and godliness—that alone exalts a nation.

This Is My Prayer

The simple things in life, I crave:
A mind that’s pure, a heart that’s’ brave.
A friend, a book, a dog, a tree
These are the things I ask of Thee.
A friend to hold my hand in trial
A book to ease my thoughts awhile
A dog for silent company
A tree to bring me close to Thee.

– Gwen Taft