Monday, July 6, 2009

A Prayer of St. Benedict

At the Missional Church Network blog, I read the following prayer by St. Benedict (480-547):

Gracious and Holy Father,
give us wisdom to perceive You,
intelligence to understand You,
diligence to seek You,
patience to wait for You,
eyes to behold You,
hearts to meditate upon You,
and a life to proclaim You,
through the power of the Holy Spirit of Christ our Lord.

What a prayer. It encompasses so much! I need to pray it daily. Thank you, Lord, for inspiring people like St. Benedict to put into writing what so many of us need to be expressing in our own prayer life.

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