Quiet My Wandering Mind

Lord Jesus Christ,

quiet my wandering mind.

Deliver me from the hunger for greatness

and the anxiety of shaping my own life.

Teach me to see the work of this hour

as the path to You.

Grant me a heart that bends to Your will

in the smallest act of love.

Let me not gaze at mankind,

but at the person before me.

Let me not seek to understand my life,

but to obey You in this moment.

Make my hands faithful,

my heart humble,

my steps small and steady.

In the simple duties You give

reveal the meaning my soul desires.

For You are the meaning of all things,

and the peace of those who surrender.

Amen.