O God,
you desire truth in the inmost heart, Forgive us, our sins against the truth – the untruth within us, the half-lies, the evasions, the exaggerations, the lying silences, the self-deceits, the masks we wear before the world.
Let us stand naked before you, and see ourselves as we really are.
Then, grant us the truth in the inward parts and keep us in truth always.
(George Appleton)