Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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OUR PRAYER By IRENE OLEKSIAK beseech thee, great God Zeus, most exalted of the rulers, that we may ever be humble to thy teachings. We ask of thee to make us worthy of thy gifts to mankind. Give us the courage and perseverance that are needed in the voyage upon which we are about to embark. We arc setting forth on a journey into unknown adventures, and being young in the ways of the world and not yet familiar with the problems that are sure to arise, we look to thee to guide and advise us in our venture. We pray that in our passage we may see those things that will give us most happiness. We turn to thee for counsel and wisdom. We ask that thou mayst see fit to reveal to us a course rich in the enjoyment of life and bountiful in its wise teachings. We entreat thee for a journey filled with immortal tales for us to tell when age is far upon us, tales that we ourselves may wonder at, places to see, and people to meet, places exceeding in beauty, friends that we may learn to love and respect. God Zeus, this to you is our prayer and plea!