J.M.J.
SUFFERANCE
LORD, LET ME NOT ASK YOU FOR A CURE,
ONLY THAT YOU HELP ME ENDURE.
I ONLY ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE,
AND WHAT YOU GIVE IT WILL SUFFICE.
I KNOW YOU SUFFERED MORE THAN I;
THERE IS NO NEED FOR ME TO CRY.
LET ALL BE OFFERED UP FOR YOU
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU’LL SEE ME THRU.
IF I FORGET AND I COMPLAIN,
REMIND ME, LORD, OF YOUR GREAT PAIN.
I ASK TO SHARE YOUR AGONY
TO SAVE ONE DROP OF BLOOD FROM THEE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
3-7-1994