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Augustine — Prayer for Inner Light

By Augustine of HippoSource: Augustine of Hippo - Soliloquies of Augustine - Public Domain79 words

O Thou, the Light of my mind, the Life of my soul, the Strength of my will — let me know thee that I may love thee. Let me love thee that I may have delight in thee. Let me have delight in thee that I may be wholly thine for ever and ever. For what is my life without thee but a long withering death? And what is my death with thee but the entrance into eternal life?

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