Sunday Prayer

Lord, are you trying to tell me something?

For --

Failure doesn't mean I'm a failure.  It does mean I haven't yet succeeded.

Failure doesn't mean I have accomplished nothing.  It does mean I have learned something.

Failure doesn't mean I have been a fool.  It does mean I had enough faith to experiment.

Failure doesn't mean I've been disgraced.  It does mean I dared to try.

Failure doesn't mean I don't have it.  It does mean I have to do something in a different way.

Failure doesn't mean I am inferior.  It does mean I am not perfect.

Failure doesn't mean I've wasted my life.  It does mean I have an excuse to start over again.

Failure doesn't mean I should give up.  It does mean I must try harder.

Failure doesn't mean I'll never make it.  It does mean I need more patience.

Failure doesn't mean you have abandoned me.  It does mean you must have a better idea!

Amen.