For the next three days, I will be taking what will probably be the most long, grueling, and difficult exam of my life. This is a known fact. What is still unknown is how I will feel tomorrow, how I will handle the pressure, whether I will answer correctly, whether I will pass, and how this will affect my life. My prayer is this:

God, help me to take every single law I’ve learned over the past 3 months…well, 3 years… and apply them to each of the questions properly. Help me to remember all I’ve learned and not to panic. Help me to feel healthy, alert, and focused. Help me to pass on my first try.

Help me to maintain perspective – to remember that this exam does not determine my self-worth, and that You have good plans for me regardless of my performance on this test. Help me to remember that I am blessed to know the passions and abilities You’ve given me, and to know that they don’t go out the window with this exam. Help me to be positive and not to self-pity – to remember that this is first and foremost an opportunity (one I might have again) to show that I am capable of reaching a goal that seems unattainable. That through God, all things are possible. Help me to trust and have faith no matter what the outcome is.

Thank you all so much for your prayers, encouragement, and support. I had a hard time this summer… especially hearing over and over again, “You’ll pass, you’ll pass”. Because the truth is, only God knows right now if I will pass. But the best thing for me to hear is that it doesn’t matter, because I’ve done my best up to this point. I didn’t know I could push myself this hard, against my strongest desires to take a break and relax after three rough years of law school. Laura reminded me to recall Pastor Joe’s quote: “Try your best and trust God with the rest!” If you feel so inclined over the next three days, please pray that I would do so