A PRAYER

I Love You

The author of this prayer is not known.

Give me work to do;

Give me health;

Give me joy in simple things.

Give me an eye for beauty,

A tongue for truth,

A heart that loves,

A mind that reasons,

A sympathy that understands;

Give me neither malice nor envy,

But a true kindness

And a noble common sense.

At the close of each day

Give me a book,

And a friend with whom

I can be silent.

From the book Funeral and Memorial Service Readings, Poems and Tributes edited by Rachel R Baum.

ART: LJ Austin “Meditation” 2021