Luther's Evening Prayer
                                    From:
                       Luther's Little Instruction Book
                    (The Small Catechism of Martin Luther)
                             Appendix 1: Devotions
                         Translated by Robert E. Smith
                                 July 11, 1994

       My Heavenly Father, I thank You, through Jesus Christ, Your
       beloved Son, that You have protected me, by Your grace. Forgive, I
       pray, all my sins and the evil I have done. Protect me, by Your
       grace, tonight. I put myself in your care, body and soul and all
       that I have. Let Your holy angels be with me, so that the evil
       enemy will not gain power over me. Amen.

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       This text was translated in 1994 for Project Wittenberg by Robert
       E. Smith and has been placed in the public domain by him. You may
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