The Benefice of Barlings, Diocese of Lincoln : Parishes of Sudbrooke, Stainton by Langworth, and Barlings with Langworth

Truth

 

 

Holy Spirit of God,
Who prefers before all temples the upright heart and pure,
instruct us in all truth;
What is dark,illumine,
What is low,raise and support,
What is shallow,deepen;
That every chapter in our lives may witness to your power
And justify the ways of God.
In the name of Jesus,giver of all grace.                                        John Milton

 

Almighty God,
Who sent the Spirit of truth to guide us into all truth;
So rule our lives by your power that we may be truthful
in thought and word and deed.
May no fear or hope ever make us false in act or speech;
Cast out from us whatsoever loves or makes a lie,
And bring us all into the perfect freedom of your truth,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.                                                 B.F.Westcott

 

 

Lord,
Give us weak eyes for things which are of no account
And clear eyes for all your truth.                                             Søren Kierkegaard

 

 

Lord,
Give us a heart to turn all knowledge to thy glory and not to our own.
Keep us from being deluded with the lights of vain philosophies.
Keep us from the pride of human reason.
Let us not think our own thoughts :
But in all things acting under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
we may find thee everywhere,
And live in all simplicity,humility and singleness of heart unto the Lord.      
                                                                                            Henry Kirke White