Have mercy on me

Have mercy on me

Dear Lord,

Have mercy on me, a poor sinner.

I have no health in me, nor strength to change.

But with you there is hope,

For you will uphold me with your great love.

Your compassion never fails.

Forgive me,

My faults and failings fill my eyes,

My heart overflows with sorrow that I have let you down.

I cannot turn back the clock, nor promise that I will not fall again.

But you are my hope, and on you I depend.

Lift me up and by your abundant grace restore me to your path.

I turn to you again and want only to walk with you.

Draw near and accompany me on my life’s journey.

In you alone do I find hope of wholeness.

You alone are able to heal me and so I open my heart and mind to you.

In humble trust I ask you to give me the gifts I need to honour you.

Enable me to know the fullness of life that comes from being in your presence.

Then I will rejoice each moment and exult in your goodness.

I will serve you and care for others in their distress.

Your purity erases all stains,

Your love overflows into the goodness of friends celebrating together,

Your grace never fails.