God, alert me to the destructive force of my tongue.

Dear God, thank you for the little things, like smiles, that You have given freely to all of us to share with one another.  (Good News Day by Day, 20 July)

Lord, open my eyes, that I may see my Savior present with me.  (Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, 29 October, p.m.)

Lord, help me keep in mind how uncertain is my hold upon my bodily life.  (John Baillie, A Diary of Private Prayer, 15th day, adapted)

May Christ's strength restore me to harmony when sadness, depression or anger engulf me.  (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, Vol. II, p. 424)

Clear my mind and heart, Lord, of the dust of distractions so that I can clearly see "the way."  (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, p. 388, adapted)

Clear out the cobwebs in my thinking, Lord.  (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, p. 404)