Psalms 66:11

“Woe upon you, chief priests and rulers who lay hold of the property of the poor and demand heavy dues of those who would serve God as they think Moses ordained! You who refuse to show mercy, can you hope for mercy in the worlds to come?

Your bounties and your blessings have descended upon us,

Lead us by the hand in the ways of your own choosing

While we beseech you to guide our wayward steps in the twilight.

Lead us by your own hand, step by step, through the uncertain maze of life,

“Woe upon you, false guides of a nation! Over yonder have you built a monument to the martyred prophets of old, while you plot to destroy Him of whom they spoke. You garnish the tombs of the righteous and flatter yourselves that, had you lived in the days of your fathers, you would not have killed the prophets; and then in the face of such self-righteous thinking you make ready to slay him of whom the prophets spoke, the Son of Man. Inasmuch as you do these things, are you witness to yourselves that you are the wicked sons of them who slew the prophets. Go on, then, and fill up the cup of your condemnation to the full!

Receive us to yourself and send us forth in eternity.

And receive us into your endless service on high.

Thus empowering us to perform your will and execute your bidding.

And give us the will to walk therein.