Seventeenth Century Nun’s Prayer
Lord, thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will some day be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by. I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of other’s pains, but help me to endure them with patience. I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint-some of them are so hard to live with-but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the Devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people. And, give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.
Amen.
@RK7Hutson@GreekVikingX@RoblovesJC@tkulogo Luke 16
“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
I'm pinning this.
More folks who look like just like this kid need to get out & up like this. It's the main thing missing. Black people holding black people accountable for proven...bad behavior.
White people do it to their own all the time. Black people? Crickets.
Makes it seem like they're all of one mind, bad behavior, when they're not. They need to prove it.
I admire this young man for what he says here. And how he said it.
@crazyclipsonly Philippians 2:10-11 At the name of Jesus every knee will bow— in heaven and on earth and under the earth— and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
@elle_kaye11 accounts should be by at least a $10.00 monthly subscription; easy access to social media has been detrimental to social welfare; a few countries have already outlawed tiktok because of the harm done
MUST WATCH: Bill Clinton on Israel & Hamas
"Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas."
“I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96 and 97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it."
May 13, 2016, Ewing Township, New Jersey
MUST WATCH: Bill Clinton on Israel & Hamas
"Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas."
“I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96 and 97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it."
May 13, 2016, Ewing Township, New Jersey
MUST WATCH: Bill Clinton on Israel & Hamas
"Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas."
“I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96 and 97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it."
May 13, 2016, Ewing Township, New Jersey