The Prayer of St. Vitale
Our Father in whose likeness we seek glory
Watch over us in our hour of inspiration
Grant us an opportunity to bare witness
For I am Thomas – I believe because I have seen
I have seen us in the house of our enemies
Great was our need of points
Great was our want for time
Yet you annointed our heads with oil
And placed our enemies at our feet
Let my voice rise in praise to you
For as I grow old and lose people
This always remains
May I feel the fervor and the passion
For the rest of my days
And pass it on to every descendent
That learns my name
Let me Remember
That Should I live my full six score
And should we lose all the games
From this day to that
That I will have witnessed
More victories than I or anyone deserved
Lord I pray you grant vision
To our beloved saints departed
Please highlight the victories
And hide the defeats
On their way home
For once they bask in the ultimate victory
Earthly things will be of no concern
Lord I pray you bless
The 2009 faithful and all the others
Who never saw glory in this life
And closed their eyes believing
For thine is the tournament
The pageantry and the love
From alpha to omega
Amen.
I appreciate the shout out. Also this is exactly how I feel and all true fans feel. Thanks for giving voice to the faithful no matter who there teams are.
Wow. This really pits things in perspective. I was all like way to wait until I get here to suck and go to the NIT but then I read this and was like OH SHIT this guy knows what it is all about. Forget the gambling and the brackets and all that crap. This speaks to the soul. Thank you for writing this.
I love The Prayer of St. Vitale!
Amen
Three cheers for the Prayer of St. Vitale!
I think we can all agree no matter who you root for or what you borrowed to go to school The Prayer of St. Vitale rocks!