May God himself and our Father,
and our Lord Jesus
make straight our way to you all.
But
may the Lord
make you overflowing
and abundant in love for one another,
and for everyone else
just as we (love) you.,
so that your hearts are established
blameless
in holiness
before God and our Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus
with all his holy ones.
Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour,
where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict.
Show me the course I should take.
Renew in me the gift of discernment,
so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go.
And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course,
even when the sea is rough and the waves are high,
knowing that through enduring hardship and danger in your name
we shall find comfort and peace.
Amen
Basil of Caesarea (c.329-379)