I’m always aware of your presence;
You are right by my side, and nothing can shake me.
My heart is happy and my tongue sings for joy;
I feel completely safe with you,
Because you won’t abandon me to the Grave;
You won’t let your loved one see decay.
You show me the path to Life;
Your presence fills me with joy,
And by your side I find enduring pleasure.
- Psalm 16:8-11
O Eternal Life!
I pray you, noble Jesus, that as you have graciously granted me
joyfully to imbibe the words of your knowledge, so you will also of your
bounty grant me to come at length to yourself, the fount of all wisdom,
and to dwell in your presence forever. – Saint Bede (673-735)
O Eternal Life, the source of my being and the goal of my existence,
to you I need to return, with you I long to be, in you I desire to
rest. Just as the prodigal feels upended when away from home, so I am
rootless when I am not in your presence. Lead me back, I pray, to the
bedrock of your love, that I might once again find my true dwelling
place in joyful reunion with you. Amen.
Excerpt from Advent & Christmas with The Saints (Compiled by Anthony F. Chiffolo)
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