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Monday, January 10, 2005

4:48PM - Purely OOC, just thought it was too cool not to include here

The Paratrooper's Prayer
(As presented in "The Making of a Legionnaire," by Bill Parris; based on an original prayer by Andre Zirnheld, a paratrooper with the Free French Forces, killed in 1942)

God, give me what you have left,
give me what no one ever requests.

I am not asking you for a rest,
nor tranquility,
neither that of the soul nor the body.

I am not asking for wealth,
nor success, nor even health.

You are asked for all these so often,
that you must have none left.

Give me God what you do have left,
give me what no one wants.

I seek insecurity and disquiet,
I seek torment and combat,
and God, give them to me indefinitely,
that I am sure to have them always,
because I won't always have the courage to ask you.

Give me God what you have left,
give me what others don't want,
but also give me courage, strength and faith.