O Thou in whom all things live, who commandest us to seek thee, and art ever ready to be found: To know thee is life, to serve thee is freedom, to praise thee is our souls’ joy. We bless thee and adore thee, we worship thee and magnify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
–St. Augustine
One of my favorite prayers, especially the line:
to serve thee is freedom, to praise thee is our souls’ joy
Amen!
Thanks Kendall for all the wonderful prayers you’ve been posting lately.
Kendall — Any connection between this and the Morning Prayer collect, “O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, [b]in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom[/b]”? Just q question if you see this.
Ooops! Make that Karen B. Misread the post.