This is a new version of my alternate language for s3. After living with what I wrote for over six months, I wanted to make some changes -- make it a little less precious, more straightforward. Again, this alternate language makes it possible to voice the words without reservation, making it a powerful part of my spiritual life. I don't say it is right for anyone else, but it is useful for me:

"I give myself to love — and to the
connectedness of all life, which it represents —
that it may flow through me and guide me.
Relieve me of the bondage of self,
that I may better serve to advance that Oneness.
Let the grace that fills me when I act out of love
remove my difficulties, that victory over them
may bear witness of its power to those I would help.
May I abide in love always."
- Phil R.