The Road to Prayer

"WE NEED A LOT OF HUMILIATION
FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HUMILITY"
- Henri Nouwen


"Father,
I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you;
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done to me,
and in all your creatures.

I wish no more than this,
O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you with all the love
of my heart,
for I love you, Lord.
and so need to give myself into your hands,
without reserve
and with boundless confidence.
For you are my Father."

[Henri Nouwen THE ROAD TO DAYBREAK, P.121]


This father's Day weekend, I can only live this prayer by God's help through His Holy Spirit. I especially think of a Mother I talked with today who lost her son. These words have even more meaning in the light of painful endurance as we surrender our lives to God each and every day.