Lord God, righteous judge of all people, do not destroy us as we justly deserve. Have mercy on us for our failings, and guide us in your ways of justice and mercy and truth, that we would produce good fruit, appropriate to your kingdom and your character and pleasing to your taste, through Christ our savior, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit, one God of glory forever. Amen.
‘What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield rotten grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.’ – Isa. 5:4-5