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James_OPL
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***May God Bless You Always…
'Who will give me wings, as of a dove, that I may fly, and find rest?
Till then let my soul be fledged, Lord Jesus, let it grow wings, I pray
You, in the nest of Your chastening: let it rest in the cleft of Your
rock, in the cavern of Your wounds. Let it embrace You, the crucified
one: let it take from You the draught of Your precious blood. While
I wait, let this sweet meditation fill my memory, lest forgetfulness
darken it for me: while I wait, let me look upon myself as knowing
nothing, except my Lord, and Him crucified, lest my empty error
seduce my knowledge from the firm foundation of the Faith, let the
delight of all my love be in You, lest I be taken up by any worldly
desire."
Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
( 1109 - 1167 )
'Who will give me wings, as of a dove, that I may fly, and find rest?
Till then let my soul be fledged, Lord Jesus, let it grow wings, I pray
You, in the nest of Your chastening: let it rest in the cleft of Your
rock, in the cavern of Your wounds. Let it embrace You, the crucified
one: let it take from You the draught of Your precious blood. While
I wait, let this sweet meditation fill my memory, lest forgetfulness
darken it for me: while I wait, let me look upon myself as knowing
nothing, except my Lord, and Him crucified, lest my empty error
seduce my knowledge from the firm foundation of the Faith, let the
delight of all my love be in You, lest I be taken up by any worldly
desire."
Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
( 1109 - 1167 )