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Augustine — Prayer for the Journey - Illustration on seeking | IllustrateTheWord

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Augustine — Prayer for the Journey

By Augustine of HippoSource: Augustine of Hippo - De Trinitate, Book XV, Chapter 28 - Public DomainShort89 words

catholic petition prayer by Augustine of Hippo

This is prayers on seeking and hope.

O Lord my God, I believe in thee, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Insofar as I can, insofar as thou hast given me the power, I have sought thee. I became weary and I laboured. O Lord my God, my sole hope, help me to believe and never to cease seeking thee. Grant that I may always and ardently seek out thy countenance.…

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