And all these things
are from God
who reconciled us
to himself
through Christ
and has given to us
the ministry of reconciliation,
since
God was in Christ
reconciling the world to himself,
not reckoning to them their trespasses,
and placed
upon us the message of reconciliation.
So we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ,
as (if) God was appealing through us.
We appeal to you on behalf of Christ
be reconciled to God.
He made the one
who did not know sin
on behalf of us
sin,
so that we would become
the righteousness of God
in him.
Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
St Ignatius