With gratitude I come to this moment, acknowledging my trust and hope in the Way of Christ to give me life now and life forever, to sustain me in my need and to guide me into a closer, richer relationship with God. So, in that gratitude, I bow in prayer:
For the wrong I have done…in word or in deed…I ask forgiveness, Sacred Spirit. Free me from any guilt or shame and renew a right spirit within me. May it be so.
May I always be aware of goodness that surrounds, the original goodness that is inherent in creation, the good that surprises me in my daily relationships with friends and strangers. Help me, Lord, to focus more on the things that build up rather than on the words and actions that tear down and destroy. May it be so.
Help me, Christ, to release my grudges and resentments, and clothed in the garments of charity and mercy, to dare to live the way Jesus did, thinking of others before self and living daily in ways that bring people closer to God. May it be so.
In the quiet of this moment, in the stillness of my spirit, I bring these deeply personal thoughts and petitions before you…
And now to the Source of our being, to the Christ of God, and to the Spirit who walks the way with us, I lay these hopes and dreams and prayers into your hands, and I do this, confidently in the name of Jesus, companion in this journey, Truth of all time. Amen.
Shining Spirit 
Ditto! Amen!