Draw out your heart in prayer to God.

Draw out your heart in prayer to God, as the source from whence all error is obliterated—all weakness strengthened and imperfections restored— 

O, merciful Father! open the hearts of Thy people, and give their understanding the benefit of kindness emanating from Thee that all may partake and give to each other freely. 

Give each a share of Thy grace that they may bestow it upon each other. 

Give them knowledge and wisdom to make a right use of this—Thy blessing—and a full appreciation of goodness proceeding from the heart—

Prepare them to impart it each to his fellow being, practicing it daily, and relying upon the benefit received in happiness as compensation and reward from Thee. 

May they never shrink from the duty of washing away their own perverseness of heart— making deeds of evil shine with purity, made white by their determination to atone for the past! 

May they rely upon the strength of goodness, charity, love, and kindness felt and bestowed upon all, as the growth of the heart received from Thee!

O, our Father! send Thy grace to rest upon this community in the form of knowledge and strict observance of the dictates of conscience, embalming their hearts in Thy love flowing spontaneously, and as they receive from Thee, so may their hearts be touched to give to others in return. 

In the effulgence of light given off constantly from Thy works, may the soul drink long and deep draughts from the fountain of inspiration, swelling the influx of perception, deadening heresies of the past, and calling into action divine principles fixed upon thy eternal throne. 

And, O Father! teach them, through the inspiration of Thy love, to search Nature for manifestations of Thy power, wisdom, and bounty. 

Allure them on until their minds expand and drink in a full comprehension of Thee from this source. 

May the emanations from Nature inspire wonder and gratitude sufficient to impress conviction of Thy greatness, power and mercy—imbuing their hearts with a desire to know more and more of Thee—feeling that through Thy works thou art ever present, permeating the whole universe with a principle of love, culminating in man. 

And, O Father! may they fully realise this, and the greatness of Thy design in so making man, and may he not pervert or seek to crush the boon of kindness, but let it spring forth a tree of love and friendship whose branches extend to all humanity, for such was the design, and such must be its use to reap eternal happiness.

The conqueror goes forth armed with the implements of heroism, making conquest over his foes, disarming terror, and planting peace, light, and truth. 

So may it be with Thee, O Father of Light! marching with firm tread of progression over the wickedness and errors of the people, slaying them at the feet of truth, never to rise but as obedient servants to thy laws.

Be thou the guide to all good, through the efforts of each individual seeking to obtain for himself that which thou always keepest in store for the diligent seeker. 

And reward is sure to follow through obedience to the law.

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