My Day is Ending.

[Betty]

    

My Day is Ending

O Lord
You have been with me all through the day.
Now evening has come.
The shadows have lengthened into darkness.
Let my busy world grow quiet,
The feverish concerns of my day be stilled,
My work put away.

You have promised us peace, O Lord,
Not as the world promises,
Only as you can promise.
Grant me that peace.
But grant me also the patience and the courage
To do whatever your peace requires of me.

                                                                                                          Thomas à  Kempis