Jesus:
Is it really you kneeling before me
with that bowl of water in your hands?
I’d feel more comfortable if we could trade places.
I wouldn’t mind kneeling before you,
but you before me?
I can’t let you love me that much.
Your piercing eyes
suddenly heal my pride.
I’m able to accept your gift of love
and I am blessed.
O Gift Giving God
I blush with the memory
of gifts I’ve refused
because they weren’t given
my way.
Source: Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers and Reflections, pp. 109-110, adapted slightly.
John Predmore, S.J., is a USA East Province Jesuit and was the pastor of Jordan's English language parish. He teaches art and directs BC High's adult spiritual formation programs. Formerly a retreat director in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ignatian Spirituality is given through guided meditations, weekend-, 8-day, and 30-day Retreats based on The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatian Spirituality serves the contemporary world as people strive to develop a friendship with God.
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