a prayer

"Grant, O Lord my God, that I may never fall awayin success or in failure; that I may not beprideful in prosperity nor dejected in adversity.Let me rejoice only in what unites us and sorrowonly in what separates us. May I strive to pleaseno one or fear to displease anyone exceptYourself. May I seek always the things that areeternal and never those that are only temporal.May I shun any joy that is without You and neverseek any that is beside You. O Lord, may Idelight in any work I do for You and tire of anyrest that is apart from You. My God, let medirect my heart towards You, and in my failings,always repent with a purpose of amendment." --St. Thomas Aquinas