Perseverance

Give us enough tests to make us strong;
      enough vision and endurance to follow your way;
      enough patience to persist when the going is difficult;
      enough of reality to know our weaknesses;
            and enough humility to know these gifts come from you.
Go before us to prepare the way;
      walk behind us to be our protection;
            and walk beside us to be our companion.
-Richard Langford