Let me not pray
to be sheltered from dangers
but to be Fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg
for the stilling of my pain
but for the heart
to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies
in life's battlefield
but to my own strength.
let me not crave
in anxious fear to be saved
but hope for the patience
to win my freedom.
Grant me that
I may not be a coward
feeling your mercy
in my success alone
but let me find
the grasp of your hand
in my failure.

Back