the hardest prayer

"and now o Lord of heaven and earth, i consecrate my remaining days to thee; let them be many or few, as thou wilt. let me stand before the great or minister to the poor and lowly, that choice is not mine, and i would not influence it if i could. i am thy servant to do thy will, and that will is sweeter to me than position or richer or fame, and i choose it above all things on earth or heaven.

though i am chosen of thee and honored by a high and holy calling, let me never forget that i am but a man of dust and ashes, a man with all the natural faults and passions that plague the race of men. i pray thee, therefore my lord and redeemer, save me from myself and from all the injuries i may do myself while trying to be a blessing to others. fill me with thy power by the holy spirit, and i will go in thy strength and tell of thy righteousness, even thine only. i will spread the msg of redeeming love while my normal powers endure. then, dear lord, when i am old and weary and too tired to go on, have a place ready for me above and make me to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.

Amen"

- AW Tozer