God, You Have Called Us to Serve You in the Midst of the World’s Affairs (Prayer)
O Lord our God,
Who has called us to serve you,
In the midst of the world's affairs,
When we stumble, hold us;
When we fail, lift us up;
When we are hard pressed with evil, deliver us;
When we turn from what is good, turn us back;
And bring us at last to your glory.
(Alcuin, ca.735-804)