Dear Lord, Dear Lord, help me to do my work well, help me to do my work well,

to have the memory of an elephant, to have the memory of an elephant, and by some miracle to be able and by some miracle to be able

to do five things at once- to do five things at once- answer four telephones while answer four telephones while

typing a letter that “must go out today”, typing a letter that “must go out today”, when the letter doesn’t get when the letter doesn’t get

signed until tomorrow.signed until tomorrow.Please give me strength Please give me strength to keep my mouth shut.to keep my mouth shut.

The Secretary’s Prayer...The Secretary’s Prayer...

Dear Lord, Dear Lord, never let me loose my patience, never let me loose my patience, even when the boss had me even when the boss had me searching files for hours for searching files for hours for the report that later is the report that later is discovered on his desk. discovered on his desk.

Give me the intelligence of a professor, Give me the intelligence of a professor, although my education is limited although my education is limited to a high school diploma and to a high school diploma and secretarial training. secretarial training. Help me to read his mind, Help me to read his mind, his handwriting and his handwriting and to carry out all instructions to carry out all instructions without explanation.without explanation.

Let me always know exactly where Let me always know exactly where my boss is and when he’ll be back, my boss is and when he’ll be back, Even though he never tells me these things,Even though he never tells me these things,and Lord, when the year ends, and Lord, when the year ends, please give me the foresight please give me the foresight not to throw out records that not to throw out records that will be asked for in a couple of days, will be asked for in a couple of days, even though I was told emphatically even though I was told emphatically “Destroy these, they are cluttering up the “Destroy these, they are cluttering up the space”.space”.

I ask these blessings, I ask these blessings, dear Lord,dear Lord,in the name of secretaries, in the name of secretaries, everywhere.everywhere.

AMEN !AMEN !Author Unknown & Presentation Compiled by Cornelia