Prayer Against Evil Thoughts by Thomas à Kempis

O Lord my God, be not Thou far from me; O my God, have regard to help me: for sundry thoughts have risen up against me, and great fears afflicting my soul. How shall I pass through them unhurt? How shall I break them in pieces? Do Thou, O Blessed Jesus, send forth Light from Thy high sanctuary, and scatter all my darkness; rebuke the storms of my mind, and say to the sea: Be still, and there shall be a great calm. Amen.