Asks for wise joy in prosperity, hope in sadness, reverence toward God, and useful service to others.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
ALMIGHTY! if Thou givest us prosperity, give us also that true joy which a wise man wins therefrom. If Thou givest us sadness, help us to look beyond that sadness to the rest which remaineth. Help us in whatever state we are to look beyond it to God, and around it to man; that so, being full of reverence toward God, and of good service toward man, we may fulfil Thy will always.—AMEN.