GIVE TO MY EYES

Give to my eyes...light to see those in need. 
Give to my heart...compassion and understanding. 
Give to my mind...knowledge and wisdom. 
Give to my hands...skill and tenderness. 
Give to my ears...the ability to listen. 

Give to me Lord strength for this selfless service and enable me to bring joy to the lives of those I serve.

 GIVE ME STRENGTH

Dear Lord please give me strength to face the day ahead,
Dear Lord please give me courage as I approach each hurting bed. 
Dear Lord please give me wisdom with every word I speak,
Dear Lord please give me patience as I comfort the sick and weak. 
Dear Lord please give assurance as the day slips into night that I have done the best I can and that I have done what's right.

LORD, PLEASE HELP ME

Lord, please help me to bring 

Comfort where there is pain
Courage where there is fear
Hope where there is despair
Acceptance when the end is near and 
A touch gentle with tenderness, patience, and love. 

I DEDICATE MYSELF TO THEE

I dedicate myself to thee,
0 Lord, my God, this work I undertake
Alone in thy great name, and for thy sake.
In ministering to suffering I would learn
The sympathy that in thy heart did burn. 

Take, then, mine eyes, and teach them to perceive
The ablest way each sick one to relieve.
Guide thou my hands, that e'en their touch may prove
The gentleness and aptness born of love.
Bless thou my feet, and while they softly tread
May faces smile on many a sufferer's bed.
Touch thou my lips, guide thou my tongue,
Give me a work in sermon for each one.
Clothe me with patience, strength all tasks to bear,
Crown me with hope and love, which know no fear,
And faith, that coming face to face with death
Shall e'en inspire with joy the dying breath.
All through the arduous day my actions guide,
All through the lonely night watch by my side,
So I shall wake refreshed, with strength to pray,
Work in me, through me, with me, Lord, this day. 

GIVE TO ME THE PATIENCE

Dear Lord, 
Give to me the patience that I shall need each day--
The tenderness and caring for those who come my way. 

Give me understanding--
I need it, God, so much.

Put in my hands and in my heart your gentle, loving touch. 
Make my ears, my eyes, my thoughts--
Every day aware that I can keep my pledge with You to help me care. 

                                                              --Helen Marie Zell