Lord, confronted with your might, with your purity and light we are made with shame to see all that we fail to be. Conscious of our feeble will, wanting good, but choosing ill, we are sorry for our sin: Lord, make us clean within. Steady, Lord, our stumbling feet, free our spirits from deceit. Give us openness for pride; we have no place to hide. Lift us from despair and grief, help us in our unbelief. As we spread our hands to you, fill us with life anew. For the sake of Christ, forgive, speak the Word, and we shall live. Send us forward on our way, Lord, with our heads held high.