Hiking Prayer

Lord Jesus,
Help me to be straightforward like the sky-seeking redwood tree.
May my generosity be like the sap which ascends and nourishes.
May my soul be clear like the spring water at its origin.
May my will be like the faultless granite.
May You be always throughout my life a constant companion.
May the cross which rises at the crossroads
be for me like the meeting of a friend.
Amen.

Translated and adapted from French by Dr. Chau T. Phan, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099, from Fernand Lelotte, S.J. Rabboni: Consignes et prieres pour mieux servir, 9e edition, 1958 (Paris, Casterman; Bruxelles, Foyer Notre-Dame. Imprimatur, 1955.)