God, to you all hearts are open, to you all longings speak, and to you no secret thing is hidden.

I beg you – purify the intentions of my heart through the unspeakable gift of your grace, so I can love you with all that I am and praise you for all that you are.

Amen.

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Day by day,

Dear Lord of thee three things I pray:

To see Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly,

Day by day

Amen

Saint Richard of Chichester

In confidence of Thy goodness and great mercy, O Lord, I draw near unto Thee, as a sick person to the Healer, as one hungry and thirsty to the Fountain of life, a creature to the Creator, a desolate soul to my own tender Comforter.

Behold, in Thee is all whatsoever I can or ought to desire; Thou art my Salvation and my Redemption, My Hope and my Strength. Rejoice therefore this day the soul of Thy servant; For unto Thee, O Lord have I lifted up my soul.

Amen.

O Gracious and Holy Father,
Give us wisdom to perceive thee;
Intelligence to understand thee;
Diligence to seek thee;
Patience to wait for thee;
Eyes to behold thee;
A heart to meditate upon thee;
And a life to proclaim thee;
Through the power of the Spirit of
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

St. Benedict of Nursia – 480-543 AD

O Thou, who hast taught us to seek first Thy kingdom and its righteousness, teach me to say, “Thy will be done” before I say, “give me my daily bread.” Teach me to accept Thy will as the foundation of my happiness, and other things as only its superstructure.

I am more afraid of the hunger of the body than of the hunger of the spirit. Convince me that it would not profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul. Show me that it is only the possession of my soul that makes the possession of the world any gain.  

Impress me with the truth that no thing can give me joy, if I myself am not already joyful. Inspire me with the knowledge that the issues of life are not from without but from within. Guide me into the discovery that the pleasures at Thy right hand are the only things that are “pleasures for evermore”—Amen.

George Matheson.

Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits Thou hast given me,
For all the pains and insults Thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, friend and brother,
May I know Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly.

Almighty, Eternal God, who blesses all whom give you glory.

Please watch over us throughout the year,

Let your presence be among us,

Transform our hearts,

Increase our capacity for love, and respect,

Fill our hearts with a spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation,

So that every day we shall draw closer to you;

Our God, whom lives and reigns for ever and ever,

Amen.

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is discord, harmony;

Where there is error, truth;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

O thou most sweet and loving Lord, Thou knowest mine infirmities and the necessities which I endure; in how great evils and sins I am involved; how often I am weighed down, tempted and disturbed by them. I entreat of Thee consolation and support. I speak to Thee Who knowest all things, to whom all my inward thoughts are open, and who alone canst perfectly comfort and help me. Thou knowest what things I stand in most need of.

Behold, I stand before thee poor and naked, calling for grace, and imploring mercy. Refresh thy hungry supplicant, kindle my coldness with the fire of Thy love, enlighten my blindness with thy brightness of Thy presence. Suffer me not to go away from Thee hungry and dry; but deal mercifully with me, as oftentimes Thou hast dealt wonderfully with Thy saints.

Amen.

Thomas a Kempis