Wesley Corpus

Pardon all their sins, and heal all their infirm ities. Give them that share of the blessings of this life, which thou knowest to be most expedient for them; and thy grace so to use them here, that they may enjoy thee eternally. With a propitious eye, O gracious Comforter, behold all that are in affliction; let the sighings of the prisoners, the groans of the sick, the prayers of the oppressed, the desire of the poor and needy, come before thee. (--) Give unto my enemies ( ) grace and pardon, charity to me and love to thee; remove the cloud from their eyes, the stony from their hearts, that they may know and feel what it is to love their neighbour as themselves. And may it please thee to enable me to love all mine enemies, to bless them that now curse me. to do good to them that hate me, and to pray for those who despitefully use me and persecute me. Be pleased, O Lord, of thy goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all thy whole Church, may have our perfect consummation of bliss, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, now and for ever. Particular Questions relating to Thankfulness. 1. HAvE I allotted some time for thanking God for the blessings of the past week? 2. Have I, in order to be the more sensible of them, seriously and deliberately considered the several circumstances that attended them? 3. Have I considered each of them as an obligation to greater love, and, consequently, to stricter holiness? O Most great and glorious God, who art mighty in thy power, and wonderful in thy doings towards the sons of men, accept, I beseech thee, my unfeigned thanks and praise for my creation, preservation, and all the other blessings which, in the riches of thy mercy, thou hast from time to time poured down upon me. “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hand.” Thou createdst the sun and moon, the day and might, and makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee.