The Clown Prayer

Dear Lord,

As I stumble through this life, help me to create more laughter than tears, to disperse more happiness than gloom, and to spread more cheer than dispair. Never let me become so indifferent that I fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a child, or the twinkle in the face of the aged. Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people and to reach out to others to make them forget, at least momentarily, any unpleasantness in their lives. And in my final moment, may I hear You whisper." When you made my people smile, you made Me smile." In ther name of Him who turns darkness into light. Amen