Every now and then I like to post (re-post) one of the poems, speeches or song lyrics from my “Poems” section. This is one of those… | |
The Para’s Prayer |
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Give me, God, what you still have, | |
Give me what no one asks for; | |
I do not ask for wealth | |
Nor for success, nor even health — | |
People ask you so often, God, for all that | |
That you cannot have any left. | |
Give me, God, what you still have; | |
Give me what people refuse to accept from you. | |
I want insecurity and disquietude, | |
I want turmoil and brawl, | |
And if you should give them to me, my God, | |
Once and for all | |
Let me be sure to have them always, | |
For I will not always have the courage | |
To ask you for them. | |
— Attributed to: André Zirnheld | |
[Aspirant (Second Lieutenant) André Zirnheld was the first Free French SAS officer to fall in Libya in a gun jeep raid on Nazi airfields deep behind enemy lines on July 27, 1942. Hurriedly buried in a desert sand dune; his friends found in his officer’s note book a prayer (above) he had written in Tunis in 1938.] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Speaking Of Death |
Still Praying | |
2022 | Is Normal Just Routine? |
2021 | The Rush Is On |
Another Rerun (How Many Tears) | |
2020 | It Is Still About Sharing And Cheering |
2019 | Sounds Like #LyingDonald |
2018 | Start Building |
2017 | Woof! Woof! |
2016 | Cast Out |
2015 | Small Pieces |
Happy Father’s Day! (Love Without End, Amen; My Dad; That’s My Job) | |
2014 | Uncertain Work |
2013 | Unpatriotic And Servile |
2012 | What Price Freedom? |
2011 | Particular Importance |
Three From Bette… | |
Still Praying
June 21, 2023 by kmabarrett
very nice
Of course, now-a-days I spend a lot more time asking other people to pray for my health… LoL!