Pierre Teilhard de Chardin captures an important aspect of faith in these lines from a prayer.

Breathing in: Trust in . . .
Breathing out: the slow work of God.

Other Prayers

A Steadfast Heart
Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no
unworthy affection may drag downwards; give me
an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can
wear out; give me an upright heart, which no
unworthy purpose may tempt aside.
Bestow on me also, O Lord my God, under-
standing to know Thee, diligence to seek Thee,
wisdom to find Thee, and a faithfulness that may
finally embrace Thee. Amen.
Saint Thomas Aquinas in Prayers for Hope and Comfort: Reflections, Meditations, and Inspirations by Maggie Oman Shannon

That Our Faith Be Known
Father, thank you for your revelation
about death
and illness
and sorrow.
Thank you for speaking so plainly to us,
for calling us all friends
and hovering over us;
for extending your arms out to us.
We cannot stand on our own;
we fall into death without you.
We fall from faith, left to our own.
We are really friendless without you.
Your extended arms fill us with joy,
expressing love,
love caring and carrying,
asking and receiving our trust.
You have our trust, Father,
and our faith,
with our bodies
and all that we are and possess.
We fear nothing when with you,
safe to stretch out and help others,
those troubled in faith,
those troubled in body.
Father, help us to do with our bodies what we proclaim,
that our faith be known to you
and to others,
and be effective in all the world.
Masai Prayer in Prayer: Language of Soul by Philip Dunn

The Desire to Please You
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you
does, in fact, please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this
you will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore, I will trust you always though
I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Thomas Merton in Thoughts in Solitude

God Be In My Head
God be in my head,
And in my understanding:
God be in my eyes,
And in my looking:
God be in my mouth,
And in my speaking:
God be in my heart,
And in my thinking:
God be at mine end,
And at my departing.
Richard Pynson's Horae in 1000 World Prayers by Marcus Braybrooke

To Allah We Belong
To Allah we belong and to him we shall return.
Oh Allah, help me in my calamity and replace it with good.
Muhammad in Prayers for Hope and Comfort: Reflections, Meditations, and Inspiration by Maggie Oman Shannon