A Medical Student’s Prayer
October 9, 2006

Lord, You know me best…
You know the deepest desires of my heart,
Even the quiet yearnings of my spirit…
It was Your calling that led me here;
in the vocation of Medical Studies.
May I never forget that it was You who called
and, that it is by grace that I answered.
By Your same grace Lord,
Keep me faithful in my daily task;
In the pursuit of knowledge
to practice with excellence.
Help my fight the temptation of mediocrity and idleness;
Help me shun the face of hopelessness and discouragement;
Rather, to strive for the work of compassion;
To allow myself to be an instrument of healing;
And most of all, to be Your servant
in the name of service and love.
May all the gifts of my mind
and the work of my hands today
be Your Work of Glory.
Amen.