May the strength of God pilot us,
May the power of God preserve us,
May the wisdom of God instruct us,
May the hand of God protect us,
May the way of God direct us,
May the shield of God defend us,
May the host of God guard us against the snares of evil
and the temptations of the world.1
1. Michael Counsel, ed. 2000 Years of Prayer (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 1999), 75.