Morning Prayers

God, early in the morning I cry to you.

Help me to pray

And to concentrate my thoughts on you,

I cannot do this alone.

In me there is darkness,

But with you there is light,

I am lonely, but you do not leave me,

I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help,

I am restless, but with you there is peace.

In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience;

I do not understand your ways,

But you know the way for me.

 

Prayers for Fellow-Prisoners  | Christmas 1943 | Dietrich Bonhoeffer