130. Act Of Petition (By Saint Augustine Of Hippo.)

Give me Yourself, O my God, 
give Yourself to me. 
Behold I love You, 
and if my love is too weak a thing, 
grant me to love You more strongly. 
I cannot measure my love to know how much 
it falls short of being sufficient, 
but let my soul hasten to Your embrace 
and never be turned away until it is hidden 
in the secret shelter of Your presence. 
This only do I know, 
that it is not good for me 
when You are not with me, 
when You are only outside me. 
I want You in my very self. 
All the plenty in the world 
which is not my God is utter want. 

Amen.