Prayer Before Examinations

Lord,
it seems as though our lives
are one test after another,
weighing us in somebody's balance.

Save us from taking the coming tests
too seriously or too lightly,
but grant that we may reflect
the best of the work we've done
and the best of the teaching we've received;
through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen.

--John W. Vannorsdall
from the Day by Day Notre Dame Prayerbook for Students