Ask for help in doing good, bringing happiness to others and ending the day in peace.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
Our Heavenly Father, all Thy works prove Thy goodness; the world Thou givest us is good; the powers with which Thou dost endow us are adapted to deeds of goodness. We know full well that we do evil as well as good. Some of our days close in sadness… At the beginning of this day we pledge ourselves to try harder than ever to do something good, to make somebody happy, to keep our minds filled with pure thoughts, to set our ambitions on worthy objects; and we pray that Thou who art “the Power not ourselves that makes for righteousness” shalt work with us that through our effort and Thy help the day shall end in joy and peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.