Prayer

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O Lord my God; 
Teach my heart this day where and how to see you; 
Where and how to find you. 
You have made me and remade me; 
And you have bestowed on me all the good things I possess; 
And still I do not know you. 
I have not yet done that for which I was made. 
Teach me to seek you; 
For I cannot seek you unless you teach me; 
Or find you unless you show yourself to me; 
Let me seek you in my desire; 
Let me desire you in my seeking; 
Let me find you by loving you; 
Let me love you when I find you.
 — St. Anselm

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