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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

PRAYER TO THE GOD OF THE SEEKING

SHRINE OF THE SACRED HEART AT FARHNWALD JESUIT RETREAT CENTER
OSHKOSH, WI

Teach me to seek you,
and when I see you , show yourself to me;
for I cannot seek you unless you teach me,
or find you unless you show yourself to me.

Let me seek you by desiring you.
Let me find you by loving you
and love you when I find you.

I do not seek to understand so that I can believe
but believe so that I may understand
For this too, I believe:
Unless I believe, I shall not understand.

St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)