Hear me, O Lord, in the stillness of my anguish. Hear the cry of my spirit as the darkness of the night besets my soul.

Hear me, O Lord, and do not turn your face away from one who seeks you to his final breath.

Hear me, and have mercy upon me. I will cry out to you from the farthest wilderness, and my soul will keep thirsting for a glimpse of your light.

Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy.

May your presence – unseen, unfelt, untouched – remain with me through the valley of the shadow of death, through the darkness of the night. And your Spirit be my light.