Give me grace, O my Father,

    to be utterly ashamed of my own reluctance.

Rouse me from sloth and coldness,

    and make me desire you with my whole heart.

Teach me to love 

    meditation, sacred reading and prayer.

Teach me to love 

    that which must engage my mind 

         for all eternity.

 

John Henry Newman, 1801-1890, English Catholic priest and poet

 

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You will seek me and find me, 

    when you seek me with all your heart.