Teach me, my Lord,
to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life,
in disappointments, in the thoughtlessness of those I trusted,
in the unfaithfulness of those on whom I relied.
Let me put myself aside,
to think of the happiness of others,
to hide my little pains and heartaches,
so that I may be the only one to suffer from them.
Columban Daily Prayer
Teach Me