My God, let me know and love you, so that I may find my
happiness in you. Since I cannot fully achieve this on earth, help me to
improve daily until I may do so to the full. Enable me to know you ever more on
earth, so that I may know you perfectly in heaven. Enable me to love you ever
more on earth, so that I may love you perfectly in heaven. In that way, my joy
may be great on earth, and perfect with you in heaven. O God of truth, grant me
the happiness of heaven so that my joy may be full in accord with your promise.
In the meantime let my mind dwell on that happiness, my tongue speak of it, my
heart pine for it, my mouth pronounce it, my soul hunger for it, my flesh
thirst for it, and my entire being desire it until I enter through death in the
joy of my Lord forever. Amen.
- Augustine of Hippo
- Augustine of Hippo
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