"'If I must die, let me not be afraid of death, but let there be a meaning, O God, in my dying.'" - a prayer of Gladys Aylward taught to her by Mrs. Lawson.
Thoughts?
The quote is found on page 170 in the biography Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime by Janet and Geoff Benge
I like it, but I also want to see words for if one does not die...
ReplyDeleteIf I must live, let me not be weary of life, but let there be meaning, O God, in my living.
Fair enough, this specific prayer was from situations with a high death potential.
ReplyDeleteDid you make that up, or did you rip it off from somewhere?
I ripped it off of the original prayer you shared, with a few minor changes. Besides the change to living, the main creative choice was to use weary.
DeleteI'll accept that. Props Leila, not to shabby.
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