Prayer - Dag Hammarskjold

Prayer

Give me, O my Lord,
that purity of conscience
which alone can receive your inspirations.

My ears are dull,
so that I cannot hear your voice.
My eyes are dim,
so that I cannot see the signs of your presence.

You alone can quicken my hearing
and purge my sight,
and cleanse and renew my heart.

Teach me to sit at your feet
and to hear your word,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

~ Dag Hammarskjold (1905 – 1961)