Grant me, Lord:
(In Arabic, each of these gifts begins with a letter of the alphabet, from the first to the last.)
hope,
blessing,
repentance,
steadfastness,
courage,
wisdom,
goodness,
prayer,
a taste for the things of God,
mercy,
detachment,
peace,
gratitude,
patience,
light,
serenity,
victory,
chastity,
forgiveness,
joy,
strength,
perfection,
gentleness,
love,
purity,
calm,
faithfulness,
certainty.
For as the Lord said:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end,
the first and the last”
(Revelation 22:13)
