Time for something a bit more heartwarming...
My God, thou hast helped me see
that whatever good be in honour and rejoicing,
how good is he who gives them and can withdraw them;
that blessedness does not lie so much
in receiving good from and in thee,
but in holding forth thy glory and virtue,
that nothing is good but thee;
that I am near good when I am near thee,
that to be like thee is a glorious thing:
this is my magnet, my attraction.
Thou art all my good in time of peace,
my only support in time of trouble,
my one sufficiency when life shall end.
Help me to see how good thy will is in all,
and even when it crosses mine
teach me to be pleased with it.
Grant me to feel thee in fire and food and every providence
and to see that thy many gifts and creatures
are but thy hands and fingers taking hold of me.
Thou bottomless fountain of good, I give myself to thee out of love,
for all I have or own is thine to do with as thou wilt,
to honour thyself by me and by all mine.
If it be consistent with thy eternal counsel,
the purpose of thy grace and the great ends of thy glory,
then bestow upon me the blessings of thy comforts.
If not, let me resign myself to thy wiser determination.
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