Prayer for the Drowning

LORD save me from a reckless spirit! 

Shield my heart from the ruin of sin,
and deliver me, O God, teach me 
to persevere in the way of thy commands, 
deliver me from false pride,
counsel me in the ways of humility.

Preserve me in Thy Spirit,
O Savior of my body and soul,
search the innermost depths of my heart,
turn my love away from every falsity,
every vanity, every sin,
that I may only love Thee.

Liberate my body and my soul
from the depravity of lustful corruptions,
my spirit from an inordinate love of the flesh,
endow me, lead me, bless me -
crown my broken and weeping humanity
with the healing wholeness of a glorious chastity
and a healthy and wholesome sexuality.

AMEN.
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Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, pray for us.