Considering all that is happening here in Canada I feel like this prayer needs to be shared. I don’t know for certain who wrote the prayer. I found it in an old training log book that a guy left at my house after a workout. Maybe he wrote it, maybe he copied it. But wherever you are, whatever you are going through – this is for you.

Dear God,

Give me what no one else wants; what no one else dares to ask for.

Give me darkness, coldness, discomfort and pain.

My God, you’ve given me courage, strength and faith to work in turmoil,

Insecurity and chaos to do the right thing, no matter the situation.

Pain is inevitable in this life.

Remind me God that suffering is optional.

Amen