Dear Lord...
Please grant that I shall
Never waste my pain; for...
To fail without learning,
To fall without getting up,
To sin without overcoming,
To be hurt without forgiving,
To be discontent without improving,
To be crushed without becoming more
caring,
To suffer without growing more
sensitive,
Makes of suffering a senseless, futile
exercise,
A tragic loss,
And of pain,
The greatest waste of all.
