Monday, April 22, 2013

Prayer: "The Final Analysis" by Teresa of Calcultta

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. 
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you; be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating others could destroy overnight; create anyway.
The good you do today will often be forgotten; do good anyway.
Give the best you have and it may never be enough; give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

What I can do, you cannot.
What you can do, I cannot
But together, we can do
Something beautiful for God.

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