by Mary Crowe

(Note from Pam: I don't know who Mary Crowe is, Google turned up nothing for me. And I don't know where I found this, but I scribbled it down in some notebook ages ago and ran across it today. It is beautifully and humbly written and I hope that it touches you like it touched me.)

Good Morning, God!!

Thank You for the night's rest and for this new day. Will You accompany me as I go on my way, thinking through my mind, speaking through my lips, living in my heart, guiding my feet in the paths You wish me to follow?

Bless me with robust health and the physical strength to carry my share of the world's load. Give me a clear knowledge of what is right and the courage to stand steadfastly by my convictions. Make my will strong, but let my voice and my touch be gentle. Teach me to be patient and to be kind.

Grant me the wisdom to guide only to their greatest good those to whom I offer counsel or care. Make me so scrupulously honest that the slightest trust will not be misplaced if placed in me.

Keep me attuned to Your Presence in me. Allow me, in my life and work, to so reflect the Light of Your Divine Radiance that all whose lives are touched b y mine may be enriched by it.

Thank You, Lord, for endowing me with the talents, skills and the opportunities to earn everything I need, plus something to share with those less fortunate than I.

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