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Take it to the Limit

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Take, O Lord and receive, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. Whatever I have or hold, you have given to me. I restore it all to you and surrender it wholly to be governed by Your will. Give me only your love and your grace, and I will be rich enough, and ask for nothing more. 

–St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Fr. Christian is the pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City, TN.

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  • http://pithlessthoughts.blogspot.com/ s-p

    That’s a dangerous quote, Father. :) If we could truly pray that and accept the “will, grace and love” of God in ALL of its manifestations including chastisement, discipline, formation, breaking and mending and not ask for respite from the battle, but peace… then yes, we’d be the most blessed of all people. This prayer is not for the weak or fainthearted.

  • Fr Christian Mathis

    No doubt Steve. I remember the first time I prayed it. I immediately thought to myself, what did I just do?

    Our former bishop used to urge our teens at confirmation to consider praying what he called the dangerous prayer:

    “God, send me the people no one else wants.”

  • Ironic Catholic

    Ignatius of Loyola meets The Eagles. ;)

  • http://colleenspiro.blogspot.com colleen

    Love this prayer. I agree it is dangerous. Like – Thy will be done. God bless.

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