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 내가 더 살아야 한다면... 얼마나 더 살아야 하는지 모르겠지만..

무엇을 하며 살아야 하는지

어떻게 하루하루를 살아야 하는지

제발 좀... 쉽게 좀 가르쳐 주면 안되나요

결국 깨닫지 못하고 죽을거 같은데

혹은 겨우겨우 조금 알듯말듯 할 때 죽을 것 같은데

기왕이면 왜 사는지, 무엇을 위해 살아야 하는지

좀 알고나 삽시다, 예?

 

Morning Prayer by John Veltri

O God,

I find myself at the beginning of another day.

I do not know what it will bring.

Please help me to be ready for whatever it may be.

If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely.

If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly.

If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently.

If I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly.

I pray, just for today, for these 24 hours, 

for the ability to cooperate with others according to the way Jesus taught us to live.

"Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

May these words that He taught us become more than words.

Please free my thinking and feelings and the thinking and feelings of others

from all forms of self-will, self-centeredness, dishonesty, and deception.

Along with my brothers and sisters,

I need this freedom to make my choices today

according to Your desires.

Send your Spirit to inspire me in time of doubt and indecision

so that, together,

we can walk along Your path.

Amen.