Favorite Prayer of Sister Sheila Briody
Loving God
you have called us
as Sisters of St. Joseph
to surrender,
to stand open and powerless
before You,
completely dependent
upon Jesus,
whose Spirit liberates us
to a radical sense of mission
through the rhythm of contemplation
and courageous action,
to be a healing presence
in any and all situations,
and to this we say,
AMEN.
Sisters of St. Joseph
Prayer of Abandonment
Charles Fouchauld
Gracious God,
I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your creatures-
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you
with all the love of my heart.
For I love you,
and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father.