A Modern Litany

These are your opportunities . . . seize them.

These are your challenges . . . face them.

These are your successes . . . celebrate them.

These are your mistakes . . . learn from them.

These are your gifts . . . use them.

These are your weaknesses . . . embrace them.

These are your friends . . . treasure them.

These are your enemies . . . understand them.

These are your questions . . . ask them.

These are your wounds . . . show them.

These are your words . . . value them.

These are your arms . . . open them.

These are your hands . . . loosen them.

This is your life . . . live it.