O Lord, the years are slipping by,
Our journey once seemed long;
This life on earth: a breath, a sigh,
Eternal life: a hymn, a song.
O Lord, wherever I may be,
I want You first; O bring me back.
I consecrate my life to Thee;
Set me on the narrow track.
1-1-2015
Note added on 1-16-2015: This morning I read another prayer in a devotional book I am reading called My Daily Bread by Anthony J. Paone, S.J., Confraternity of the Precious Blood, 1954. I see that this second prayer goes along with the prayer I wrote for this new year.
Here is the prayer:
"My Jesus, in You I place all my hopes and desires. To You I offer all my sorrows, trials, and disappointments. Let me never treasure what can take me away from You, nor desire anything which can keep me from doing Your holy Will. No friend nor any created thing can take Your place in my life. Stay with Me and teach me how to live my life in union with You. Enlighten me, strengthen me, and correct me, so that I may seek You first and love You above all else. Amen."
