Personal Morning Tachanun

Morning Tachanun

My Beloved Creator,
I approach You humbly
from only the desire to serve You.
My soul is Yours,
my body and mind belong to You,
and I have been created to do Your will.
Grant me help, for Your sake.
I come to You humbly,
as a weak mortal
who relies on Your strength,
Your kindness,
Your compassion,
Your unending love.

Forgive me,
for there is so much for which to be forgiven.
Pardon me,
for my errors are great
and my failings too frequent.
Many are my mistakes
throughout the day.
Beloved One,
Heart of all hearts,
Unifier of all souls,
Pardon my sins in Your mercy.
Erase my rebellions,
and let my failures not appear before You.
Mold my drives to serve You and Your will only.
If there be stubborness which remains,
then let it be the stubborn refusal
to serve anyone or anything else,
even myself and my ego.

Refresh my conscience
to guard with utmost care
Your instructions.
Sensitize my heart to love You
and to respect Your will
and instructions which You have
prescribed for me from of old.
May my heart be filled with love for You
and all that which You have created in Your wisdom and Love.

There is no holy and righteous person,
not even the most holy tzaddik
who can do only good and not fail.
Please help me, I humbly implore,
so that in every moment and every thought
and every action of every day
be balanced and right
and in knowledge, acceptance, and fulfilment of Your will for me.

This day,
help me to forgive anyone
who might have annoyed, frustrated, or upset me,
irregardless if the error is theirs.
Whether their failing be against
my body, my possessions,
my reputation, or anything of mine,
whether intentionally or unintentionally,
whether premeditated and schemed
or unconscious and unaware,
whether by thought, word, action, or even imagination,
whether in this incarnation or another,
I completely forgive any and all.
May no one be punished on my account,
for I, too, have failed.

My Beloved,
may my prayers rise before You
like the evening incense,
the offerings of my heart
fall before Your feet
like the morning dew.
Do not turn your ear from my pleading.
I do not come before you claiming
to be righteous
and free of blame.
Help me, assist me in every minute of this day
not to fail You again
and what I hereby confess to You in this moment
(name specific confession)
I beg You
that in your great mercy
You erase my sins in the sea of Your
everlasting compassion and faithfulness.

May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Yah,
Beloved of my heart,
my Rock and my Redeemer.
In You and You alone I place
my faith
my trust
my hope.

Amein.