Can it be much to serve thee, whom the whole creation is bound to serve?
It ought not to seem much to me to serve thee; but this seems great and wonderful to me, that thou vouchsafest to receive one so wretched and unworthy into thy service, and to associate him to thy beloved servants.
3. Behold all things are thine, which I have, and with which I serve thee;
Though rather thou servest me, than I thee.
Lo! heaven and earth, which thou hast created for the service of man, are ready at thy beck, and daily do whatever thou hast commanded them.
And this is yet but little, for thou hast also appointed the angels for the service of man.
But, what is above all this is, that thou thyself hast vouchsafed to serve man, and hast promised that thou wilt give him thyself.
4. What shall I give thee for all these thousands of favours? Oh that I could serve thee all the days of my life!
Oh that I were able, if it were but for one day, to serve thee worthily!