XVII.
After Holy Communion
SELF-SACRIFICE
Lord! take me and lead me whithersoever Thou willest! Is it Thy Will that my life be spent in the midst of such incessant toil and tumult that no time is left for those brief moments of leisure of which I sometimes dream?
Yes! yes! I wish it also!
Is it Thy Will that lonely and sorrowful I am left on earth, while those I loved have gone to dwell near Thee above?
Yes! yes! I wish it also!
Is it Thy Will that unknown by all, misunderstood even by those whose affection I prize, I am looked upon as useless, on account of my stupidity, want of manner, or bad health?
Yes! yes! I wish it also!