The Prayer of Abandonment

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The Prayer of Abandonment

Father,
I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
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I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your creatures.
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
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Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you
with all the love of my heart,
for I love you, Lord,
and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
for you are my Father.
Amen

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Dear friends

In life we ​​are always presented with great and / or small setbacks, in these cases as Christians we must separate moments from our lives and give our disposition to communicate in prayer with the Father, to put ourselves in His presence which will relieve our burdens.

Now, prayer is one of the activities that was a pattern in the life of our Lord with a remarkable presence, and in all kinds of circumstances. For example, after he healed a leper, the people sought him "but he withdrew to desert places, and prayed" (Luke 5:16). On another occasion, while his disciples were in the boat, after dismissing the crowd, "he went to the mountain to pray" (Mark 6:46). Also, at the last supper he prayed to the Father in front of his disciples (John 17: 1-26); and in the minutes before his arrest, in the midst of his anguish he also prayed in Gethsemane (Luke 22:41).

Jesus had experiences that belong to the sphere of humanity. The apostle John in his first epistle is responsible for emphasizing that our Lord not only came as God, but also "has come in the flesh" (1 John 4: 2), and by virtue of his humanity, he participated in the afflictions, miseries and needs of the human being. Therefore, he was absolutely dependent on the Father. His support, provision and protection came from Him. The only one who could understand him in his anguish and help him in his need was His Father. His prayer was evidence that depended on divine help. Therefore, in Hebrews it is expressed: "And Christ, in the days of his flesh, offering up prayers and supplications with great crying and tears to him who could deliver him from death, was heard because of his reverent fear" (Hebrews 5: 7). From here we conclude that Jesus also prayed because, as a man, he depended on the Father.

Note: The prayer of abandonment was prayed throughout his life by Charles de Foucauld was born in an aristocratic family of Strasbourg, France, on September 15, 1858.

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