Lord God,
you love innocence of heart;
you restore it when we have lost it.
Lead the hearts of your devoted people to yourself,
so that freed from the blindness of unbelief,
they may never abandon the light of your truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.