to know you more

Father,

It is our greatest joy to know You with our imperfect soul; 

it is powerful and joyful to look inward when all our powers and passions are engaged in pursuit of You, when our soul longs and passionately breathes after conformity to Your will; 

no hours pass away with so much pleasure as those spent with You,

How desirable, how profitable to the Christian life is a spirit of holy watchfulness and over ourselves when our souls are afraid of nothing except grieving and offending You, the blessed God, my Father and friend, whom we love and long to please, rather than be happy in ourselves! 

Knowing, as we do, that this is Your holiness living in us, which is worthy of the highest ambition, may our joy derive from glorifying You. 

We long to fill all our time for You, whether at home or in the way; to place all our concerns in Thy hands; 
to be entirely at Your disposal, 
having no will or interest of our own. 

Help me to live to and for You forever, 
to make You our last and only end, 
so that we may never more in one instance love our sinful selves.

In Your Son's holy name we pray,

Amen

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