My heart aches

My heart aches with the greatest of pain since 10/30/05 ... but I am reminded of these prayers from two friends...thank you Lisa and Patty.

Father,
I call on you in times of struggle... struggle with stress, doubt and more. I pray that you would break into my heart. Replace these feelings with your spirit and faith. Lord, I step out in faith, that you would protect me from all evil. I believe in your words and your promises. Thank you lord, for your blessings, the ones I see and the ones I don’t. I know in my heart that you are here with me, I thank you for this. I LAY MY BURDENS AT YOUR FEET.
Amen.
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The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or "good," but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected--ready to say "I do not know," if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality--to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

I wish others to live their lives, too--up to their highest, fullest and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant--to radiate life.