12 October 1999 (I)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
You teach me only when
I am ready.
Your Compassion teaches me
Even when I am not ready.
Your Forgiveness teaches me
All the time —
Alas, often in vain!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

12 October 1999, 8:41 a.m. Before doing clean and press from the ground up to 50 lbs. with both arms simultaneously. (61 reps)