SOUL OF CHRIST, SANCTIFY ME!


Make a saint of me.
Show me how to rid myself
of traits of character
that annoy others;
that make the lives of those
about me miserable.

Help me to break
the hardened shell within
which selfishness hides,
and which renders me
insensible to the
needs of others.

May I become great enough
to be the servant
of both the rich and poor.

May I grow strong in virtue,
so as to sustain the weak
and encourage the weary.

May my heart increase
its power to love,
so as to be able to
minister kindness
to the timid
and mercy to the wayward.

May I have the honor
to bring cheer to all
on the long and sometimes
rugged road of life.