CHAPTER 3
I pray that the word of the Lord Jesus Christ may have free course & be glorified in me & through me, & that I may be delivered from unreasonable men who have wicked intent & that I may always have Your divinely implanted faith.
I acknowledge Lord that You are faithful & I trust You to establish my heart, me; & I pray that You guard me from those with evil intent.
I am confident that You will apply the right pressure to me Lord, so that I do & will continue to fulfill the charge I received.
And I pray Lord, that You direct my heart into meeting the Fathers spontaneous love & into meeting the patience of Christ.
My Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen me so that I would obey Your command to avoid disorderly brothers who do not follow Your ways & the traditions You taught us. Help me to follow You Lord, to imitate You; not to be disorderly.
Lord, may I always be willing to pay my own way, to work even night & day that I would never be a burden nor be indebted to anyone.
May I not abuse my liberty to do this but rather let me set an example that others could imitate.
Lord, if I am not willing to work then I must not be willing to eat.
Lord keep me from being disorderly, from being idle or from being busy about useless matters.
Lord Jesus Christ, help me to quietly get on with my work & to provide for my needs.
May I, by Your ability, never get tired of well doing.
Help me to obey Your word & by so doing, never to be ashamed, nor bring You shame.
Those disorderly brothers, help me to not treat them as enemies, but to rather admonish them as brothers.
My Lord of peace, give me peace through everything in every way & be with me Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, may Your free undeserved favour be with me.
Amen!