Saturday Prayer
18. Pray Unceasingly
Pray continually alone and with others
Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of Thee; Thou only knowest what I need; Thou lovest me better than I know now to love myself. O Father! give to Thy child that which he himself knows not how to ask. I dare not ask either for crosses or consolations; I simply present myself before Thee. I open my heart to Thee. Behold my needs which I know not myself; see and do according to Thy tender mercy. Smite, or heal; depress me, or raise me up; I adore all Thy purposes without knowing them; I am silent; I offer myself in sacrifice; I yield myself to Thee; I would have no other desire than to accomplish Thy will. Teach me to pray. Pray Thyself in me. Amen. –Francois de Salignac Fenelon
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