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O my Lord and Savior, in your arms I am safe
keep me and I have nothing to fear
give me up and I have nothing to hope for.
I do not know what will happen to me before I die.
I know nothing about the future
but I rely upon you.
I ask you to give me what is good for me
and I ask you to take away
whatever may imperil my salvation.
I ask you not to make me rich,
and I ask you not to make me very poor
but I leave it all to you
because you know, and I do not.
If you bring pain or sorrow on me
give me grace to bear it well –
keep me from fretfulness and selfishness.
If you give me health and strength and success in this world
keep me ever on my guard
lest these great gifts carry me away from you.
O Lord, who died on the Cross for me
even for me, sinner as I am
allow me to know you, to believe in you
to love you, to serve you
always with the goal of increasing your glory
to live unto you and for you
to set a good example to everyone around me.
Allow me to die at the best time and in the best way
that would bring you the most glory
and secure my salvation.
John Henry Newman, 1801-1890, English Catholic priest, theologian and poet
freely modified
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Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.
prayer & verse 
I love this prayer’s expression of total abandonment to God and his purposes.
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Well good morning, my son! Not sure I believe “If you bring pain and sorrow on me” because we are all flawed and live in a fallen world where pain and sorrow are a part of this life on earth. Your view? Love you.
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Thanks Mom. I’ll share my thoughts on pain and sorrow in an email.
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