Wednesday, September 7, 2011

An Old, Contemporary Prayer

O Jesus, supreme Goodness, I ask You to give me a heart so enamored of You that nothing on earth can distract it…a free heart, never seduced or enslaved, an upright heart which never goes astray. - St. Thomas Aquinas

Is it not wonderful that an 800 year old prayer is so fresh and real? The human condition never changes. We still need today what St. Thomas asked for so long ago, do we not?

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6 comments:

  1. Judy DudichSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    What a beautiful prayer! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Daily GraceSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Beautiful, thank you!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I love how Aquinas can be one of the greatest minds and theologians our Church has known and still can give us this simple and beautiful prayer. Thanks for sharing it here.

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  4. Barbara SchoenebergerSeptember 7, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    I think God loves simplicity. For all his erudition, St. Thomas really knew the simplicity of a relationship with God. All those hours he spent in adoration helped him and us to love God more. Are we not fortunate to have him as a teacher even today?

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  5. Mary N.September 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    We sure do! This prayer is beautiful!

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  6. noreenSeptember 9, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Absolutely, we do!

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