Forgive Our Vain Service

O my Lord,

Forgive me for serving thee in sinful ways – by glorying in my own strength,

by forcing myself to minister through necessity,

by accepting the applause of others,

by trusting in assumed grace and spiritual affection,

by a faith that rests upon my hold on Christ, not on him alone,

by having another foundation to stand upon beside thee; for thus I make flesh my arm.

Adapted from “Vain Service,”Puritan Prayers & Devotions(Kindle Edition)

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