O God, let fear die and conviction be born in our

        lives.

Let Your light dawn in our minds as the day dawns

        on the earth.

Let us not be so busy hurrying into the future and

        worrying about the past that we lose

        today – the only one we have.

God, help us do what we know we have to do

        today, and leave tomorrow to You.

Marian Wright Edelman

from Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our Childen. Perennial, 1995.

Marian Wrigth Edelman is the Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund.