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 glory, and  see,  love,  praise  and  enjoy  thee  for  ever. In the  meantime,  I beg  that  the  kingdom  of  thy grace, and  of  thy  love,  may  come  into  our  souls; that thou  mayst  ever  reign  in  us  without  control, and make  us  all  according  to  thy  own  heart; that nothing in  us  may  any  more  presume  to  rebel  against thee, the  true  king  of  hearts; but  that  we  may  be ever  faithful  servants  and  subjects  of  thy  love.

The blessed  in  heaven  have  no  other  will,  O Lord, but thine. This will  of  thine  they  ever  adore; this they eternally  embrace  and  love; this  they  readily and cheerfully  obey. Oh, that  we,  poor  banished children of  Adam  here  upon  earth,  did  in  like  manner adore,  embrace,  and  love  thy  will! Oh, that  we obeyed  it  in  like  manner! Lord, it  is  my  sincere desire and  hearty  prayer,  that  from  henceforward  thy holy will  may  be  done  by  us  in  all  things. Oh, grant that from  this  moment  thy  will  may  be  the  rule  of our  actions; and  that  in  all  our  deliberations,  like St. Paul,  after  his  conversion,  we  may  ever  cry  out to thee,  O Lord, what  wouldst  thou  have  me  to  do? Oh, grant  that  in  all  our  sufferings  we  may  ever have a perfect  conformity  to  thy  holy  will.

The bread  of  our  souls,  which  is  to  support  us during  this  day  of  our  mortality,  and  to  feed  and nourish us  to  life  everlasting,  is  no  other,  O Lord, than thy  Son,  who  hast  said,  I am  the  living  Bread, that came  down  from  heaven; he  that  eateth  of  this bread shall  live  for  ever; And  the  bread  that  I will  give is my  flesh,  for  the  life  of  the  world. This bread  of life  we  earnestly  beg  of  thee. This we  desire  often to receive  sacramentally,  this  we  desire  daily  to