“Grant, O Lord my God,
that I may never fall away in success or in failure;
that I may not be prideful in prosperity nor dejected in adversity.
Let me rejoice only in what unites us
and sorrow only in what separates us.
May I strive to please no one or fear to displease anyone except Yourself.
May I seek always the things that are eternal
and never those that are only temporal.
May I shun any joy that is without You
and never seek any that is beside You.
O Lord, may I delight in any work I do for You
and tire of any rest that is apart from You.
My God, let me direct my heart towards You,
and in my failings, always repent with a purpose of amendment.”
–St. Thomas Aquinas

–Quote taken from an Elizabeth Elliot devotion found on Back to the Bible.