Teach me, O God, so to use all the circumstances of my life today that they may bring forth in me the fruits of holiness rather than the fruits of sin.

Let me use disappointment as material for patience.
Let me use success as material for thankfulness.
Let me use trouble as material for perseverance.
Let me use danger as material for courage.
Let me use reproach as material for long-suffering.
Let me use praise as material for humility.
Let me use pleasures as material for temperance.
Let me use pain as material for endurance.

John Baillie

1 Comment

1. Fifi on July 30, 2007 at 3:12 PM

   Hey there Murrays!
   Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed it so much that I had to pass it on to some of my friends!
   Stephanie