Lord, be with us this day.
Within us to purify us;
Above us to draw us up;
Beneath us to sustain us;
Before us to lead us;
Behind us to restrain us;
Around us to protect us.
Lord, be with us this day.
Saint Patrick (387- 461)
from the book by Alan Walker, Prayer for everyday living, Godsfield Press, 2003
image: Albrecht Dürer, Study of an Apostle's Hands (Praying Hands), c. 1508, Brush drawing on blue primed paper, 290 x 197 mm, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
To see more drawings from the same period by Albrecht Dürer, please refer to:
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/durer/2/11/3/index.html
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