Give me the insight
O Lord
to see
when my work
or other individuals
are not the problem
but I am
Prevent me from
running scared
distrusting people
heading for hopelessness
so blinded by burdens
of my own
that I blame others
rather than myself
Give me the eyes
to recognize
the trusted friends
I have
but most of all
You
the Friend of sinners
Forgive my myopia
and restore the utopia
of a clearer vision
of my work
my comrades
and you
Give me
the spectacles
of your Spirit!
"Prayers for People Under Pressure," Donald L. Deffner, page 87
