“Everything in my life has brought me here.” (Rainer Marie Rilke)
Today, Lord, I thank you for everything that has happened to me.
I thank you for every person whom I have met along the way.
I thank you for every situation – good and bad – which has affected my life.
Everything which has happened to me,
Every person I have met,
They have all contributed to my formation as the person I am now.
I have learned from all
The good things and people have been examples to me
Demonstrating the way I should behave
Teaching me how to respond
While the negative things and people have shown me clearly
What not to do
how not to react
If sometimes, I have not learned my lesson,
Then it is my own fault
And I pray that, in the future,
I will rise to the challenge
I will see the difference
And I will take what I need
From every situation
From every person
And leave behind that which is not beneficial to me
Or to you.
Amen.
