DAY EIGHT

O God,

Early in the morning

I cry to You.

Help me to pray

And to concentrate my thoughts on You:

I cannot do this alone.

In me there is darkness, 

But with You there is light;

I am lonely,

But You do not leave me;

I am feeble in heart,

But with You there is help;

I am restless,

But with You there is peace.

In me there is bitterness,

But with you there is patience;

I do not understand Your ways,

But You know the way for me.

   Dietrich Bonhoeffer ( 1906-1945)