“There are three sorts of men: The man of God, who renders good for evil; the man of men, who renders good for good and evil for evil; and the man of the devil, who renders evil for good.
Three kinds of men are the delights of God: the meek; the lovers of peace; the lovers of mercy.
There are three marks of the children of God: gentle deportment; a pure conscious; patient suffering of injuries.
There are three chief duties demanded by God: justice to every man; love; humility.
In three places will be found the most of God: where He is mostly sought; where He is mostly loved; where there is least of self.
There are three things following faith in God: a conscious at peace; union with heaven; what is necessary for life.
Three ways a Christian punishes an enemy: by forgiving him; by not divulging his wickedness; by doing him all the good in his power.
The three chief considerations of a Christian: lest he should displease God; lest he should be a stumblingblock to man; lest his love to all that is good should wax cold.
The three luxuries of a Christian feast: what God has prepared; what can be obtained with justice to all; what love to all may venture to use.
Three person have the claims and privileges of brothers and sisters: the widow; the orphan; the stranger.”
(Catherine McCaffery in A Cloud of Witnesses: Woman’s Struggle for Sanctity, pg. 39. My note: “The Triads of Paul the Apostle” were first made public in 1871 and originally were claimed to be a first century document proving St. Paul had been in England. Many modern scholars think it a fraud. The text is offered here for its content, not because of any claims of coming from antiquity. )
So true, it should be written in a form of a prayer.