Be pleased, O God, to grant unto me that great freedom of mind that will enable me to... manage the common affairs of life in such wise as not to misemploy or neglect the improvement of my talents; to be industrious without covetousness; diligent without anxiety; as exact in each punctilio of action as if success were dependent upon it, and yet so resigned as to leave all events to thee and still attributing to thee the praise of every good work.
Susanna Wesley (1669-1742)
