A Prayer

Father,

Give me strength, wisdom, and the opening of my eyes.
Teach me to walk in your ways all the days of my life.
Grant me humility and the grace to know what I am,
and shield me from my blindness.

When my feet bleed, heal me, but never let me stop walking.
When my arm tires, give me endurance, but never let me stop fighting.
When my sight fails, guide my steps, but never let me close my eyes.
When my burden is heavy, lift me, but never let me think I bear it alone.
Keep me awake in the hour of need, and deliver me from comfort.

Give me the strength to move that which men say cannot be moved. Give me the wisdom and the innocence not to recognize the impossible when I see it. When I face your enemies, grant me courage. When I face your prodigal children, grant me compassion.

When I face a world of pain, give me a comforting hand.
When I face a world of grief, give me a word of joy.
When I face a world of ignorance, give me a voice of reason.
When I face a world of darkness, give me a light.
When I face a world of chaff, give me a torch.

God grant me wisdom and the opening of my eyes.