A prayer
of Elizabeth of the Trinity
O MY GOD, TRINITY WHOM I ADORE
O my God, Trinity whom I adore, help me to forget
myself entirely that I may be established in You as
still and as peaceful as if my soul were already in
eternity. May nothing trouble my peace or make me
leave You, 0 my Unchanging One, but may each minute
carry me further into the depths of Your Mystery. Give
peace to my soul; make it Your heaven, Your beloved
dwelling and Your resting place. May I never leave You
there alone but be wholly present, my faith wholly
vigilant, wholly adoring, and wholly surrendered to
Your creative Action.
0 my beloved Christ, crucified by love, I wish to be a
bride for Your Heart; I wish to cover You with glory;
I wish to love You ... even unto death! But I feel my
weakness, and I ask You to "clothe me with
Yourself," to identify my soul with all the
movements of Your Soul, to overwhelm me, to possess
me, to substitute Yourself for me that my life may be
but a radiance of Your Life. Come into me as Adorer,
as Restorer, as Saviour. 0 Eternal Word, Word of my
God, 1 want to spend my life in listening to You, to
become wholly teachable that I may learn all from You.
Then, through all nights, all voids, all helplessness,
I want to gaze on You always and remain in Your great
light. 0 my beloved Star, so fascinate me that I may
not withdraw from Your radiance.
0 consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, "come upon
me," and create in my soul a kind of incarnation
of the Word: that I may be another humanity for Him in
which He can renew His whole Mystery. And You, 0
Father, bend lovingly over Your poor little creature;
"cover her with Your shadow," seeing in her
only the "Beloved in whom You are well
pleased."
0 My Three, my All, my Beatitude, infinite Solitude,
Immensity in which I lose myself, I surrender myself
to You as Your prey. Bury Yourself in me that I may
bury myself in You until I depart to contemplate in
Your light the abyss of Your greatness.
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