As he sat by the river,the eyes of his understanding began to be opened;not that he saw any vision,but he understood and learnt many things,both spiritual matters and matters of faith and of scholarship,and this with so great an enlightenmentthat everything seemed new to him. – Ignatius of Loyola, The Autobiography
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There is nothing I can give you which you have not;But there is much, very much, that while I cannot give,You can take.No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today.Take heaven!No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present instant.Take peace!The gloom of the world […]
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Dear Lord and Father of humankind,Forgive our foolish ways;Reclothe us in our rightful mind,In purer lives Thy service find,In deeper reverence, praise. Drop Thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confessThe beauty of Thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desireThy […]
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Loving God, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart. My soul is like a turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me. I […]
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Almighty God, We bless you for our lives, we give you praise for your abundant mercy and grace we receive. We thank you for your faithfulness even though we are not that faithful to you.Lord Jesus, we ask you to give us all around peace in our mind, body, soul and spirit. We want you […]
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Lord, please put Your peace in my heart.I’m worried and anxious.My mind races and obsesses.I can’t help thinking about my problems.And the more I think about them,the more depressed I become.I feel like I’m sinking down in quicksandand can’t get out.Calm me, Lord.Slow me down, put Your peace in my heart. No matter what problem […]
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Lord, it’s likely that sometime todaysomeone will push my buttonschallenge my good willmisread my intentionstick me offtry my patiencerattle my cagejudge me in hastetest my kindnessor do all of the above… Give me the grace I’ll need at such timesto respond with patienceto trust and acceptto listen carefullyto reach out in peaceto be fair and […]
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Holy and perfect God,you know I want to be available.Help that desire sink deeply enough into my beingfor me to actually changeand to say “no” to a least one worthy, but not urgent, task today.Give me the ability to be open to the life I am leading;not the one I am planning to lead. – […]
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God, who is more than we can ever comprehend,help us to seek you,and you alone.Help us to stand before all that we could doand seek what you would do,and do that.Lift from us our need to achieve all that we can beand instead,surrender to what you can be in us.Give us ways to refrain from […]
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The first thing we have to dois to noticethat we’ve loaded down this camelwith so much baggagewe’ll never get through the desert alive.Something has to go. Then we can begin to dumpthe thousand thingswe’ve brought alonguntil even the camel has to goand we’re walking barefooton the desert sand. There’s no telling what will happen then.But […]
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