O GOD of holiness and redemption:

I have not proclaimed thee as I ought with my life.
I have allowed the world’s offerings to occupy my desire instead of thee;
given place to the devil,
acted as though I were God,
valued myself above others,
squandered the resources thou has placed in me for thy glory,
and ignored Scripture warnings against all of these things.
I have been lazy, when Thou hast called me to work;
apathetic, when thou demandest passion,
cheerless, when thy mandate is joy,
sinful, when Thou requirest holiness,
indecisive, when thy call is to single-mindedness.
Let me see the attractions of this world as fruitless,
and so be drawn to the lasting benefits of Thy Son;
let me see His righteousness as deserving of lifelong servitude
and thus be drawn away from the emptiness of life’s pleasures.
I appeal to thee, O Lord: Open mine eyes.
As thou givest sight, so only shall I see.
As thou grantest repentance, O Lord, so only shall I repent.
As thou changest hearts, so only shall mine be changed
from the heart of stone which I have cultivated against thee
to the heart of flesh which thou offerest me in exchange through Christ.
Grant that his strength may atone for my weakness,
his labour for my passivity,
his joy for my doubt,
his holiness for my iniquity,
his death for my life.
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner;
turn away thine eye from the depths of mine iniquity,
and behold instead thy Son, crucified in my place.
Have mercy on me according to thy lovingkindness,
blot out my transgressions according to thy abundant mercy,
and impart unto me thy righteousness according to the work of Christ alone.
Occupy my desire, O Lord:
let it ever be only unto thee,
that I may enter into the fullness of joy
which thou hast prepared for them that love thee.
Lord, purify me for Jesus’ sake.