Lord, grant me the wisdom so that I may treat those of your children that lay at my feet 

Let my hands be gentle, sure and swift to impart to them your sacred gift 

Let me see only a patient's need not their wealth, status, or creed 

Help me always to be my best during the most tragic test 

Grant me the insight to understand why patients of mine are going to die 

Let me remember that when they do they go to heaven with you 

Lord, if in the time of duty I should fall help your other medics to hold their heads tall 

For it was You who chose me to serve my community

anonymous