+ JESUS + JESUS +

+ Jesus + Jesus +, make me Yours!

If I could only be as true to You
as one would be to an earthly friend:
to be loyal to You, as one would be
to a friend, to speak kindly of You
as one would of a friend,
to listen when You speak to me,
and to tell You what is in my secret heart.

If I could fully recognize Your presence,
and look into Your eyes,

If I could be be faithful to You always,
and introduce You to my friends,

If I could be with You and one day enjoy
the miraculous heaven that You have planned for those who gain entrance to paradise.

I need to trust You and tell You
what is in my secret heart.

I need to so suffer for You when necessary,
and to appreciate that You have given all to me.

How easy, my Jesus,
if I could simply be a friend to You
As You have been a friend to me.

Forgive my complexity, my inattention,
my naive sophistication, my rationalization,
my distraction and complication:
all the screens and shadows
behind which I forget the simple reality
of Your incomparable friendship.

Open my eyes and make me see what matters.
Strengthen me strongly against temptations.
Guide my footsteps.
Enlighten my mind.
Make me obedient.
Make me humble.
Make me worthy.
Purify my soul.

Jesus + Jesus
Make me Yours!

Amen

(c) 1964/2012 Donn B. Murphy

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