Lord, I am willing

To receive what You give

To lack what You withhold

To relinquish what You take

To suffer what You inflict

To be what You require

And, Lord, if others are to be

Your messengers to me,

I am willing to hear and heed

What they have to say.  Amen

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--Chuck Swindoll, Living Above the Level of Mediocrity, Word Publishing, 1987, p. 141