Giver of Life and Wisdom,

thank you for giving me

a mind that can know

and a heart that can love.

 

Help me to keep learning every day of my life—

no matter what the subject may be.

Let me be convinced that all knowledge leads to you

and let me know how to find you and love you

in all the things you have made.

 

Encourage me when the studies are difficult

and when I am tempted to give up

Enlighten me when my brain is slow

and help me to grasp the truth held out to me.

 

Grant me the grace to put my knowledge to use

in building a better world.

 

Amen.