Lutheran Prayer

O LORD, Almighty God and Heavenly Father, I thank Thee from the inmost of my heart for all Thy mercy and kindness, which, like as a father, Thou hast shown me this day, and hast kept me safe from all ills. And I further pray Thee, as Thy dear child, graciously to preserve me to my last breath in Thy saving word, and to enlighten my heart with Thy Holy Spirit, that I may know what is good or evil. All sin that I have knowingly committed this day, also my secret faults, I ask Thee in mercy to forget, and to grant me a Christian’s rest for the night, that I may rise hale and hearty to Thy praise. Also help me, dear Father, by Thy grace, to begin a new life well- pleasing to Thee, to my soul’s salvation; through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, our only helper. Amen.