I found this among my many stacks of saved items.  I would appreciate comments from young and old.           

                       Prayer for the Aged

Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself and I am growing older, and will some day be old. 

Keep me from getting talkative, and particularly from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every occasion. 

Release me from craving to try to straighten out everybody’s affairs. 

Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details – give me wings to get to the point. 

I ask for grace enough to listen to the tales of others’ pains. Help me to endure them with patience. 

But seal my lips on my own aches and pains – they are increasing and my love of the rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by. 

Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I might be mistaken. 

Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint – some of them are so hard to live with – but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil.

Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful, but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all- but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. 

Author Unknown   

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