Lord, lift me out of my pit of destruction.
Set me free from the cycles of depression
I so frequently experience.
Rescue me from a condemning conscience;
It fills me with doubt and despair.
Change my patterns of negative thinking;
I habitually fall into distrust, worry, and fear.
Stir me from the bog of apathy
into which I frequently sink.
Shed your light on my pathway,
and give me firmness in my footsteps.
--Jane Ault, Summarizing the words of the Psalmist
