Hear my prayer, O Lord .....

Hear my prayer, O LORD, 

and give ear to my cry; 

Do not be silent at my tears;

You are my God;

have mercy on me, Lord, 

for I call to you all day long.

have mercy on me, Lord, 

for I call to you all day long.

AMEN.

The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves to God's keeping. I am one whom thou favourest, hast set apart for thyself, and made partaker of sanctifying grace. It is a great encouragement to prayer, to feel that we have received the converting grace of God, have learned to trust in him, and to be his servants. We may expect comfort from God, when we keep up our communion with God. God's goodness appears in two things, in giving and forgiving.