Pettiness Prayer

Keep us, oh God, from pettiness.
Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pettiness & meet each other
face to face, without self-pity & without prejudice.
May we always be patient,
never hasty in judgement & always tolerant.
Teach us to put into action our better
impulses, straightforward & unafraid.
Let us take time for all things; make us calm, serene & gentle.
Grant that we may realize it is the little
things in life that create differences,
That in the big things of life we are as one & may
we strive to touch & to know the great common heart of us all.
And oh God, let us not forget to be kind.