November The Eleventh

LORD! when I am in sorrow I think on Thee. Listen to the cry of my heart, and my sorrowful complaint. Yet, O Father, I would not prescribe to come. I will willingly tarry for the hour which Thou Thyself hast appointed for my relief. Meanwhile, strengthen me by Thy Holy Spirit; strengthen my faith, my hope, my trust; give me patience and resolution to bear my trouble; and let me at last behold the time when Thou wilt make me glad with Thy grace. Ah, my Father! never yet hast Thou forsaken Thy children; forsake not me. Ever dost Thou give gladness unto the sorrowful; O give it now unto me. Always dost Thou relieve the wretched; relieve me too, when and where and how Thou wilt. Unto Thy wisdom, love and goodness I leave it utterly - Amen.

-- J.F. STARK (1680-1756) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, Virginia - 1943