DON'T WASTE YOUR PAIN!

 


 Dear God, please grant that
 I shall never waste my pain
 But invest it wisely.
 Let me be a "wounded healer"
 To lend a helping hand
 To those who are stumbling or
 Have fallen along the way -- for
 To fall without getting up,
 To fail without learning,
 To sin without overcoming,
 To be hurt without forgiving,
 To be discontent without improving,
 To be crushed without becoming more caring,
 To make mistakes without gaining wisdom,
 To suffer without growing more sensitive
 To the needs of others --
 Makes of suffering a futile exercise,
 A tragic loss, and of pain,
 The greatest waste of all.