Monday, 31 March 2025

Diary Extract 8 March 31 1760

Monday, March 31.
Lord teach me how to watch and pray,
To keep my heart both night and day,
To try each motion of the mind,
And check the rising lusts I find.

Do thou my sensual heart renew,
And pardon my transgressions too;
Give strength to walk in duty's road,
That narrow path which leads to God.

This morning I rose in good health, at my usual time. I had much pleasure in private prayer, but was discomposed in family worship. I was distressed by sinful thoughts in the afternoon. I am now brought to the close of this month. O Lord, my God, look upon me; and as my days and months roll on, may I increase in grace and usefulness!

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