Prayer in troubled times
Don't let my thoughts become meaningless.
Don't let my anger turn into meanness.
Don't let my words get sarcastic.
Don't let my grief become self-pity.
Keep my heart soft enough to feel compassion.
Keep my senses directed at justice, not revenge.
Keep me focused:
There's more than meets the eye.
Hold me fiercely compassionate.
After Laura Jean Truman.