“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish.”
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet
“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant that my article in Brain be published before the destruction takes place.”
— Walker Percy, book Love in the Ruins
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A Belgian Christmas Eve (1915)
Context: p>Grant us the single heart once more
That mocks no sacred thing,
The Sword of Truth our fathers wore
When Thou wast Lord and King. Let darkness unto darkness tell
Our deep unspoken prayer;
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