THE ATHLETE'S PRAYER

LORD, PLEASE CLEAR MY HEAD OF ALL DISTRACTIONS, AND MY HEART OF BURDENS THAT I BEAR, SO I MAY PERFORM AT MY VERY BEST, KNOWING THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THERE.

PLEASE LIFT ME UP BEFORE THE MOMENT, SO THROUGH YOUR EYES I SEE, AND HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING, AS THE RACE UNFOLDS BEFORE ME.

WITH COURAGE I WILL MEET THIS CHALLENGE, AS YOU WOULD HAVE ME DO, BUT KEEP ME HUMBLE AND REMIND ME, THAT MY STRENGTH COMES FROM KNOWING YOU.

AND WHEN ALL EYES ARE UPON ME, AT THE END OF THIS BIG RACE, MAY I TURN MY EYES TO YOU LORD, TO THE GLORY OF YOUR NAME.

AMEN.