Keep us, oh God, from pettiness;
     Let us be large in thought, in word, 
     in deed.

Let us be done with fault-finding and
     leave off self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense and meet 
     each other face to face, without 
     self-pity and without prejudice.

May we never be hasty in judgement and 
     always generous.

Let us take time for all things; make us
     to grow calm, serene, gentle.

Teach us to put into action our better
     impulses, straight forward and 
     unafraid.

Grant that we may realize it is the little
     things that create differences, that in 
     the big things of life we are at one.

And may we strive to touch and to know 
     the great, common human heart of us 
     all.

And oh Lord, God, let us forget not to be kind!

     ~Mary Stewart (April 1904)