A Prayer for Grace in Suffering

Lord, grant me the
Grace,
Humility,
Patience, and
Courage,
to accept and endure whatever suffering you may permit in my life,
knowing that nothing you permit me to suffer
can exceed what you have already suffered on the cross on my behalf, for
“Christ our Lord that way hath trod;”
believing that you will use it for my good and for your glory;
confident that it is merely for a season;
and even if it should be the season that concludes my mortal life on earth,
you have promised me an eternity in your glorious presence, where
“There shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain,
for the old order of things has passed away.”