O 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 in you there is patience; I do not understand your ways, but you know the way for me.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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