Back in 1948, Concordia Publishing House printed what they called "The Devotional Bible," a two volume set of devotional readings of the Gospels. The devotions included a prayer and this particular one seemed to be meaningful for me on the day I read it because I wrote in down in my journal. The prayer went like this:
O Lord, for Jesus' sake, remake me day after day, creating in me a clean heart. I confess my sins to You. They have bruised and wounded my soul. You alone can blot all these wrongs and transgressions through Christ. Make me acceptable to You and grant that every word and act of mine may please You. Then You shall be the praise in Christ Jesus forevermore. Amen.
