<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437125" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>I Will Continue To Pray</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I can understand a desire and a wish, <br>To want to defeat an opponent in competition...<br>IF I am prepared with and/or without cheers, <br>I hear that gives me a support I can not ignore.<br>I can understand this mindset.<br>Although to me it bores.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But there is something about competing against, <br>Another who has been made to be an enemy who wants...<br>To attack my interests.<br>When those who cheer me on from where they stand, <br>Have different beliefs from my own.<br>And it is known they are my closest ally.<br>Who say I should prioritize their demands.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When I complete...<br>On myself I place my own demands! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'How do I comprehend this? <br>What's in your mind I don't understand.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Maybe you will.<br>Or maybe that day to you will never come.<br>Like many who embrace conflicts that are done.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And, although I will continue to pray to win...my way, <br>To a Creator my ally does not accept or believes exists...<br>I hope the results of the competition I am in to stay, <br>Leaves me in a position to have my decisions respected.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Well...<br>Who's side are you on? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I am hoping to cross the finish line.<br>To be declared on the winning side.<br>With hopes to have this nonsense of winning, <br>A choice I'd like to have accepted as being shared.<br>I just don't want to be viewed as a loser, <br>No matter whose side I am on.<br>And looked upon as representing no one.<br>With a sharing to benefit all.<br>I'm sure you can relate to that? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'I do? <br>But...<br>What about that competition 'spirit'? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What about it? <br>I'm not into divisions.<br>I'm into actions that share success.<br>With a praying done that I accomplish, <br>My best effort and God approves.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'What does God have to do with any of this? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You asked me who's side I am on...<br>Didn't you?</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437125" data-title="I Will Continue To Pray de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I can understand a desire and a wish, To want to defeat an opponent in competition... IF I am prepared with and/or without cheers, I hear that gives me a support I can not ignore. I can understand this mindset. Although to me it bores. But ther..."></div> </div> </div>

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