"A Railroad Man's Prayer An old railroad employee was confronted at a meeting and was asked to lead in prayer. He hesitated a moment then with a trembling but clear, resounding voice said reverently: "O, Lord, now that I have flagged Thee, lift up my feet from the rough road of life and plant them safely on the deck of the train of salvation. Let me use the safety lamp known as prudence and all the couplings in the train with the strong arm of love; and let my hand lamp be the Bible. And, Heavenly Father, keep all switches closed that lead off on the sidings, especially those with a blind end. O, Lord, if it be Thy pleasure, have every semaphore signal along the line show a white light of hope that I may make the run of life without stopping, And, Lord give us the Ten Commandments for the schedule; and when I have finished on schedule time and pulled into the dark station of death, may the Superintendent of the Universe say: 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant, come and sign the pay roll and receive your check for eternal happiness."
This is not my work. A railroad friend of mine posted this on his myspace page and I found it very interesting so I thought I would share it on here.
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