[Prayer] for enlightenment, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

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	For enlightenment.
	Almighty God, not because of any merits of my own‎ do I lay my prayers before Thee, but because I trust in Thine unfathomable mercies. May I never lose the sense of Thy loving presence. In every trial and temptation may I look to Thee and not be ashamed.
	When heavy burdens oppress me, or when I am disheartened in my tasks and the gloom of failure settles upon me. Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon me, O Lord, and strengthen me.
	When the shadow of sickness, sorrow, or suffering falls upon me or my dear ones, and hides Thee from my vision. Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon me, O Lord, and give me hope.
	When through self-indulgence or from a blind following of the multitude, or by the deliberate suppression of the voice of conscience, my sense of duty grows dim and I call good evil and evil good, and the darkness light and the light darkness. Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon me, O Lord, and give me discernment.
	When, immersed in sordid cares, or in the eager pursuit of worldly aims and pleasures, the very thought of Thee fades out of my consciousness. Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon me, O Lord, and lead back my soul to Thy presence.
	But when there is a stirring within me of a better spirit, and a healthy discontent seizes upon me and bids me rise above my sinful self, and I try as best I can to raise my soul out of the dark abyss to Thee, O my Father who art in heaven, then come Thou to meet me, to cheer me, and to hearten me. O lift up the light of Thy countenance upon me, and bring back life to my soul. Amen.

Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Enlightenment” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 93-94.

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques

Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques CBE JP (17 October 1890 – 2 December 1961) was a British philanthropist of Portuguese Jewish descent, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17