The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labour for.  (St. Thomas More)

Lord, ... I am discouraged, take away the blindness of my wavering faith.  (Billy Graham, Day by Day, 25 October)

God, help me be emotionally present in the relationships I choose to be in.  (Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go, 25 June)

O Lord, give me the courage to use tough love when that is what loved ones need.  Help me to challenge them when I see they are involved in self-destructive behavior.  (Minute Meditations from the Popes, 28 October)