From arrogance, pompousness, and thinking ourselves more important than we are, may some saving sense of humor liberate us.

For allowing ourselves to ridicule the faith of others, may we be forgiven.

From making war and calling it justice, indifference and calling it tolerance, pollution and calling it progress, may we be cured.

For telling ourselves and others that evil is inevitable while good is impossible, may we stand corrected.

God of our mixed up, tragic, aspiring, doubting, and insurgent lives, help us to be as good in our hearts [as] we have always wanted to be.