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On ending apprenticeship and beginning paid work. | |
Almighty Father,— I am about to enter upon a trade, which will fill all my time. Grant me strength to do my work cheerfully and thoroughly, so that my employer may be satisfied with me, and that I may derive self-respect from my efforts to be useful. Help me to be sweet-tempered with my new companions, eager and ready to please. | |
Almighty Father, in the hurry and bustle of my everyday life, let me always find time to spend a few moments in communion with Thee, for a prayer, however short, will be pleasing unto Thee, if spoken with a humble spirit and a trusting heart. | |
Help me always to remember how hard my parents have worked for my sake, and let me never grudge them the little help which my work may afford them. | |
O Lord, make me understand that my conduct does not affect myself alone. If I am steadfast, brave, truthful, gentle, and honourable, my reward will be shared by all my brethren of the House of Israel. If I am cowardly, dishonest, untruthful and bold, shame will descend on all my race. | |
O God, do Thou lead me for ever! | |
For God shall bring every work into judgment, whether it be good or whether it be evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:14) | |
Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. (Ecclesiastes 9:10) |
“On Ending Apprenticeship and Beginning Paid Work” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 22-23.
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