A Prayer When It Looks Like You Have Failed
By Rev. Robert H. Schuller

For:

Failure doesn't mean I'm a failure. 
It does mean I haven't yet succeeded.

Failure doesn't mean I have accomplished nothing. 
It does mean I have learned something.

Failure doesn't mean I have been a fool. 
It does mean I had enough faith to experiment.

Failure doesn't mean I've been disgraced. 
It does mean I dared to try.

Failure doesn't mean I don't have it. 
It does mean I have to do something in a different way.

Failure doesn't mean I am inferior.
It does mean I am not perfect.

Failure doesn't mean I've wasted my life. 
It does mean I have an excuse to start over again.

Failure doesn't mean I should give up. 
It does mean I must try harder.

Failure doesn't mean I'll never make it. 
It does mean I need more patience.

Failure doesn't mean you have abandoned me. 
It does mean you must have a better idea!

Amen.