My Agnostic Prayer
It was a hard time for me. Things seemed to be falling apart. I was losing my faith in myself and I had lost my faith in God years before. On one particularly difficult night, I wrote this. Who the petition was for, I still don't know.
Help me to be
strong, for with my
strength I may bear the
sufferings of life and my pursuit of
truth.
Help me to be
compassionate, for with my
compassion I may
understand others.
Help me to be
honest, for in my
honesty I will find truth.
Help me to be
humble, for my
greatest sin is
arrogance.
Help me to be
worthy, for I
wish to be important in this world.
Help me to be
brave, for with
courage comes the ability to face the
challenges ahead of me.
Help me to be
dependable, so that
others can depend on me when they need me.
Help me to be
wise, so that I may
understand myself and the
universe.
And above all, help me to be
virtuous, and reveal to me my own failings, so that I may take my place in the world and aid the
wheels of creation.