Self-Esteem

SELF-ESTEEM

Please God, bless me with the insight to value myself as You value me: as Your beautiful, precious child. Allow me to recognize my worth. You placed me in this life, You entrusted me in it, and You gifted me with the wisdom I need to make my contribution to this universe. Please save me from despair, from hopelessness, from insecurity and doubt. Grant me esteem in my eyes and in the eyes of others, that I might share of my light, of my soul, of my uniqueness to make this world a better place. Allow me to imprint the world with my stamp and, along the way, to improve as a human being, but without self‑loathing or disdain. Amen, may it be so.

— Ruchi Koval, Cleveland, Ohio