A Good Prayer

Be praised, O Lord, for the renewal of life.

My Master, I have sinned before You.

May it be Your will, O Lord my God, to grant me a good heart, a good portion, a good inclination, a good friend, a good name, a good eye, a good soul, a lowly disposition, and a humble spirit.

(A prayer from the Talmud, Tractate Berakhot; photo by Bubamara via everystockphoto.com).