Opening Prayer: Let me know you, O Lord, who knows me; let me
know you as I am known. Enter into my
soul and fit it for yourself so that you may have it and hold it without spot
or wrinkle. This is my hope. Amen.
(Confessions by St. Augustine)
Scripture: John 17:20-26
Journal: Do you realize that Jesus is praying for you in
this passage? What does his prayer for
you do within you? What words or images
make something come alive in you? What does
it look like to become one with Jesus?
Reflection:
one
full of myself
may it never be
but only you
my dear jesus
as rain falling into a pond
becomes one
no longer any rain
only the pond
as a stream flowing into the sea
becomes one
no longer any stream
only the sea
as light coming into a room
from two windows
becomes one
no longer windows
only light
may i melt into you
so that there is
no more me
but only you
my beloved jesus
full of myself
may it never be
but only you
my dear jesus
as rain falling into a pond
becomes one
no longer any rain
only the pond
as a stream flowing into the sea
becomes one
no longer any stream
only the sea
as light coming into a room
from two windows
becomes one
no longer windows
only light
may i melt into you
so that there is
no more me
but only you
my beloved jesus
Prayer
Closing Prayer: And God said to the soul, “I desired you from
before the world began. I desire you now
as you desire me. And where the desires
of two come together, there Love is perfected. ~Mechtild of Magdeburg
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