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It is now, in this very moment, that I can and must pay for all that I have received.
The past and its load of debt are balanced against the present.
And on the future, I have no claim.
A humble heart that I may hear You,
A heart of love that I may serve You,
A heart of faith that I may abide in You.
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Excerpts from the book: Markings.
God does
not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we
die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady
radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all
reason.
It is now, in this very moment, that I can and must pay for all that I have received.
The past and its load of debt are balanced against the present.
And on the future, I have no claim.
The original prayer below has "Thee"at the end of each line, but I have taken the liberty of replacing it with "You"- it seems more natural to say it that way.
Give me a pure heart that I may see You,
A humble heart that I may hear You,
A heart of love that I may serve You,
A heart of faith that I may abide in You.
Dag Hammarskjold
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