The Grasp
Of Your Hand
by Rabindranath Tagore
Let me
not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
but to be
fearless in facing them.
Let me
not beg for the stilling of my pain, but
for the heart
to conquer it.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,
but hope for
the patience to win my freedom.
Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling
Your mercy in
my success alone; but let me find
the grasp of
Your hand in my failure.
