He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

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I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.

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Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

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For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

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I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.

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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.

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Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me.

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Let anyone laugh and taunt if he so wishes. I am not keeping silent, nor am I hiding the signs and wonders that were shown to me by the Lord many years before they happened, who knew everything, even before the beginning of time.

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If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.

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