O Lord, make haste and illumine the night.
Say to my soul
that nothing happens without Your permitting it,
and that nothing of what You permit is without comfort.
O Jesus, Son of God,
You Who were silent in the presence of Your accusers,
restrain my tongue
until I find what it should say and how to say it.
Show me the way and make me ready to follow it.
Give peace, O Lord, to my heart.

Prayer of Saint Birgitta of 14th century Sweden

Photos taken 8/28/2010 in my woods: Wild Asters. The flowers are about 1/2 inch in diameter.