A Prayer[1]

Oh Lord, remember not only the men and women

Of good will, but also those of ill  will.

But do not remember all the suffering they inflicted on us;

Remember the fist fruits we have bought, thanks to

This suffering – our comradeship,

Our loyalty, our humility, our courage,

Our generosity, the greatness of heart

Wich has grown out of all this, when

They come to judgment let all the fruits

which  we have borne be their forgiveness.

Notes: This prayer came from unkwon author, who left beside the body of a dead child at the Ravensbruck death camp.

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[1] Quoted from Lynn C. Baum, ed., A Book of Prayer