O Dear Lord,

I will not ask you for an eternal life, but a rich being.

I will not ask you for wonderful weather, but the good mood.

I will not ask you for a beautiful appearance, but a cheerful smile. 

I beg you,

Let me be the one who will control myself, not the one who will master others.

Let me be the one who will use today well, not the one who will fancy tomorrow impractically.

Let me be the one who will do my best in each thing, not the one who will gain in everything. 

After all these things are mine, I pray, the health for my family, the happiness for my friends, and the peace for the world. 

I, Alice, your child, will sing your glory and lie under it. 

Amen9.13.07