Beloved, I beg you as aliens and strangers
to abstain from fleshly desires
which war against the soul.
– having a good way of life
amongst the nations
so that
in the situation in which
they accuse you
as wrongdoers
observing your good works
they might glorify God,
on the day of (his) visit.
O Lord Jesus Christ,
stay beside me to defend me,
within me to guide me,
before me to lead me,
and above me to bless me,
that with you and in you,
I may live, and move and have my being,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
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