Give me the courage to live
Give me the courage to live!Really live—not merely exist.Live dangerously,Scorning risk!Live honestly,Daring the truth—Particularly the truth of myself!Live resiliently—Ever changing, ever growing, ever adapting.Enduring the pain of changeAs though ’twere the travail of birth.Give me the courage to live,Give me the strength to be freeAnd endure the burden of freedomAnd the loneliness of those without chains;Let me not be trapped by success,Nor by failure, nor pleasure, nor grief,Nor malice, nor praise, nor remorse!Give me the courage to go on!Facing all that waits on the trail—Going eagerly, joyously on,And paying my way as I go,Without anger or fear or regretTaking what life gives,Spending myself to the full,Head high, spirit winged—On . . . on . . . till the shadows draw close.Then even when darkness shuts down,And I go out alone, as I came,Naked and blind as I came—Even then, gracious God, hear my prayer:Give me the courage to live!~ by Howard Thurman (1899-1981)
About Me
- adrienne
- Bethel, Missouri, United States
- i'm 30 and i work at women's recovery center in a cornfield in Missouri, yes that's right, Missouri. i grew up in Warsaw IL. i love my job and the ministry that i work for. we help the hurting get healed. it's called Heartland. i love God and my family. hope you find this informing. happy reading. Visit our website at www.heartland-ministries.org one day i may aspire to even write a book *sigh*
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