Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Prayer from Prison

O God, early in the morning I cry to you.
Help me to pray and gather my thoughts to you, I cannot do it
alone.
In me it is dark, but with you there is light;
I am lonely, but you do not desert me;
My courage fails me, but with you there is help;
I am restless, but with you there is peace;
in me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience;
I do not understand your ways, but you know the way for me.
Father in Heaven praise and thanks be to you for the night

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Resource type: 
Prayer and Liturgy
Resource theme: 
Social Justice
Christian Faith
Faith in Action