Embodying Jesus

Lord Jesus Christ,
I give you my hands, to do your work,
my feet to follow in your way,
my eyes to see as you see,
my tongue to speak your words;
take my mind and let my thoughts dwell always on you
and in my spirit, pray always within me.
Above all, I give you my heart;
that in me you may love your Father
and all people.
I give you myself,
that you may grow in me,
so that it is you, Lord Jesus,
who lives
and works
and prays in me.


-- attributed to Lancelot Andrewes, from St. Augustine's Prayer Book

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