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,

  a heart to meditate on you,

  and a life to proclaim you;

through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

St Benedict of Nursia (Umbria, Italy) c.480 – C547, founder of western monasticism

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Deuteronomy 4:29

But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him,
if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.