VII.39

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O Viśvedevas, hear our prayer! We come before thee with humble hearts. We do not ask for more than we need. We ask only for what is right.

Guard us from pride and from greed. Keep us from envy and from hatred. Help us to be generous with those who have less than we do. Help us to be merciful unto those who have wronged us.

Give us the strength to do our duty. Help us to care for our families. Help us to contribute to our communities. Help us to be good neighbors and good friends.

Teach us the difference between right and wrong. Guide us when we are uncertain. Strengthen us when we are weak. Comfort us when we are sad.

And when our earthly life doth come to an end, receive us with honor. Remember us not for our failures, but for the times when we did try to do what is right. And let us find peace in the knowledge that we lived as best we could.

O Viśvedevas, accept our prayer! Let thy blessing rest upon us now and forever!