8/20/2015

Deliver me, O Lord


O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, deliver me from;

the desire of being esteemed,
the desire of being loved,
the desire of being extolled,
the desire of being honored,
the desire of being praised,
the desire of being preferred to others,
the desire of being consulted,
the desire of being approved,


the fear of being humiliated,
the fear of being despised,
the fear of suffering rebukes,
the fear of being calumniated,
the fear of being forgotten,
the fear of being ridiculed,
the fear of being wronged,
the fear of being suspected...


"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matt. 111:29)