In case you are wondering, “Let me be…” is not a request for privacy. 🙂
It is, in fact, the title of a song performed by a band called The Statler Brothers in 1969.
In my opinion, it is also the perfect prayer for the New Year!
“Let me be a little kinder.
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those about me;
Let me praise a little more.
Let me be when I am weary
Just a little bit more cheery,
Let me serve a little better
Those that I am striving for.
Let me be a little braver
When my troubles bid me waver;
Let me strive a little harder
To be all that I should be.
Let me be a little meeker,
With a brother who is weaker,
Let me think more of others
And a little less of me.
Let me be a little sweeter,
Make my life a bit completer;
Keep me faithful to my duty
Every minute of the day.
Let me toil without complaining,
Not a humble task disdaining;
Let me think more of my neighbor
And a little less of me.”
Have a very happy New Year!