Keep us, Oh God, from pettiness;

let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.

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Let us be done with fault finding

and leave off self-seeking.

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May we put away all pretense

and meet each other face to face, 

without self-pity and without prejudice.

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May we never be hasty in judgement

and always be generous.

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Let us take time for all things;

make us grow calm, serene, gentle.

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Teach us to put into action our better impulses,

straightforward and unafraid.

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Grant that we may realize

it is the little things that create differences;

that in the big things of life we are all one.

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And may we strive to touch and to know

the great, common human heart of us all.

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And, Oh, Lord God,

let us not forget to be kind.