It's entitled, "Meditation on Human Redemption" and comes from The Prayers and Meditations of Saint Anselm.
"I pray you, Lord,
make me taste by love what I taste by knowledge;
let me know by love what I know by understanding.
I owe you more than my whole self, but I have no more,
and by myself I cannot render the whole of it to you.
Draw me to you, Lord, in the fullness of love.
I am wholly yours by creation;
make me all yours, too, in love."
3 comments:
Curious to know at what age Anselm wrote this prayer? It seems like deepth of thought and contemplation like this in today's world come from seasoned believers now living in the winter of their lives.
Good question...
...It's believed that Anselm wrote most of his "prayers" and "meditations" between 1070-1080, which would make him 37-47ish...
Talk about "praying in the Spirit!" I believe Anselm's prayer comes from the Holy Spirit thru his own, to bless and challenge the church to total surrender to the Lord. I've added his sentiments to my own prayer life and will continue to pray along these lines.
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