Tennis Captain's Prayer

God, today please grant me:

PATIENCE

to listen to my teammates all season long

GRACE

to settle their endless disputes

UNDERSTANDING

to accept all scheduling conflicts with disdain

CLAIRVOYANCE

to foresee our opponent's weakness

COURAGE

to add my name to the lineup

STRENGTH

to open my email after doing so

and PERSEVERANCE

to make it to the end of the season without choking the living breath out of anyone,

Amen