"Enlighten what is dark in me - not merely with knowledge, but with understanding, compassion, and truth. Let light pierce through the hidden corners of my soul where fear, doubt, and shame have taken root. 
 
Strengthen what is weak in me - not by removing my burdens, but by building within me the courage to carry them with grace. 
 
Mend what is broken in me - not just the visible fractures, but the silent shatterings deep inside where my heart has split under the weight of sorrow and regret. 
 
Bind what is bruised in me - not with denial, but with tenderness and care, so that pain no longer defines my story but deepens my empathy. 
 
Heal what is sick in me - not only of body, but of mind and spirit, restoring the parts of me weary from the battles I’ve fought in silence. 
 
REVIVE whatever peace and love has died in me - breathe life again into what I once believed was lost forever, so I may live not just to exist, but to feel, to give, and to be whole again."
 
- Gabriel Lavine · 2025