Monk’s

Corner

O merciful God, grant that I may ever perfectly

do Your Will in all things. Let it be my ambition to work

only for Your honor and glory.

Let me rejoice in nothing but what leads to You,

nor grieve for anything that leads away from You.

May all passing things be as nothing in my eyes,

and may all that is Yours be dear to me,

and You, my God, dear above them all.

May all joy be meaningless without You

and may I desire nothing apart from You.

May all labor and toil delight me when it is for You.

Make me, O Lord, obedient without complaint,

poor without regret, patient without murmur,

humble without pretense, joyous without frivolity,

and truthful without disguise.

     

Saint Thomas Aquinas