PRAYERS FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS - 1. DAILY RENEWAL OF THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT

     Hereby, God Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I renew the covenant of my baptism, this day and for all time renounce the devil, all his works and all his pomp, also the ways of the wicked world and of my sinful flesh. I consecreate anew to Thee, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, my body and soul and commit to Thee the temporal, spiritual, and eternal welfare of myself and my kin. O God, my Father, I entrust myself fully to Thy care, grace, love and truth. O Jesus, my Redeemer, I clothe myself with Thy merits, with Thy blood, wounds, and blessed communion. O Holy Spirit, my Comforter, I consign myself wholly to Thy guidance, power, light, and comfort. O Triune God, Thou art mine, I am Thine; Thou art my Father, I am Thy child; Thou art my Shepherd, I am Thy sheep; Thou art my Lord, I am Thine own. O my God, how can I sufficiently thank Thee that Thou hast designed to raise me, a wretched sinner, to the blessed relation of a Christian by means of Holy Baptism, that gracious washing of regeneration! Oh, keep and preserve me in this state of grace even unto death! Grant, O Lord, that this consciousness of being Thy child may ever be my comfort against Satan, sin, and death, and may I value it more highly than all worldly honor or temporal dignity; may I conform my life thereto and finally die a Christian death. Grant this, O Lord God, by the power of the Holy Ghost and for the sake of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ. Honor, glory, and thanks be to the Triune God forever and ever. Amen.