A Midnight Prayer 5

Oh my God and my all!
O aminable and most loving God!
How little attention do I pay to Thy presence,
how unfaithful am I to Thy grace,
and how little courage do I evince
for the sacrifice of all satisfaction to Thee!
And yet Thou art the God of my heart,
and—as I hope—my portion forever.
To become worthy of this happiness,
I desire to keep my mind constantly fixed on Thee,
to sacrifice to Thy love everything which may divert me from Thee,
and neither to say nor to do anything but in order to gain heaven.

Grant, O Lord, that I may avoid whatever is offensive to Thee,
and love and practise
that only which is well pleasing in Thy sight;
and that, frequently recollecting myself in Thee,
I may apply my whole self to Thy presence,
and to Thy holy will in all things.
Amen.