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A Prayer for The Unequal Distribution of Talents Lord, in Your patient wisdom you have seen fit to bestow favor among men according to a logic not of this Earth. To the son, You give both his mother's fair looks and the determination of his father, while the daughter receives a stumbling tongue, poor balance and a penchant for self-doubt. O Lord, pray for me, for I cannot perceive the reason in the methods of Your madness. Pray also for the daughter, cloistered in the retreat of her room, as she surrounds herself with imaginary friends, who, each, find her perfectly suitable in form and function. Pray too for the son that he may see in the mirror of his sister, his own fortune beyond merit and a call to humility. O Lord, pray for the father, whose pride in his son is too great and that in his daughter too little. Pray for the mother as well, for it is by her care that the family is held together. O Lord, soften the hearts of those who see in this unequal distribution of talents a paucity of compassion, for long ago You set the stage, but distributed not the script. You cast the myriad of parts and neglected to make known the heroic role of the fool. |
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A Prayer for The Unequal Distribution of Talents David J. Keffer Knoxville, TN January 20, 2016 |