O God of love,
we ask you to give us love;
Love in our thinking,
love in our speaking, love in our doing,
And love in the hidden
places of our souls;
Love of those with whom
we find it hard to bear,
And love of those who find
it hard to bear with us;
Love of those with whom we work,
And love of those with
whom we take our ease;
That so at length we may
be worthy to dwell with you,
Who are eternal love.
Amen
William Temple (1881 – 1944)