For Christlikeness

Teach me Lord,

to be kind and gentle

in all the events of life-

in disappointments,

in the thoughtlessness of others,

in the unfaithfulness of those

on whom I relied,

Let me put myself aside

to think of others,

May my life be lived in the supernatural,

full of power for good,

and strong in its purpose of sanctity.

(Cardinal John Henry Newman)