A BADMINTON PRAYER
By: Henry C. Daut
Allow me to have a good GRIP
of the racket I will hold
and the game I will play.
Guide my every STEP
as I move to cover every SHOT.
Help me to deliver the best SERVICE
to my fellowmen.
Be it SHORT, LONG or even just a FLICK
of
a second.
Give me the strength to
CLEAR
the way
to reach greater
heights.
The power to SMASH
all barriers that try to block
the way to success.
Grant that I may have the
courage to RECEIVE
the blows that may come
my way.
Increase my desire to
DRIVE
forward
despite some
failures.
Let me not
DROP
my guard and become
complacent because of
little victories.
Instead give me the
speed to rush forward
to NET greater results and
go
for the
KILL
to score.
Not just in the game of
BADMINTON,
but more importantly in the
real game of LIFE.
Make every victory a
reminder of bigger
and stronger challenges
ahead.
Let every defeat become a
learning experience
that there is more to learn to
become better
and that I can also savor the joy
of winning
if I work hard to improve my game.
Help me to understand that the person
on the other side
of the net is not just an opponent that
I have to beat
but a partner that will bring out my
best in the contest.
Finally, help me Lord to learn not just
the lessons
of the game but more importantly, the
lessons of life
that I may become an excellent
badminton player,
but more significantly a better
person in life.
Amen.