The Highest Good: Resting in God

Above all things and in all things, O my soul, rest always in God, for this is the rest my soul should long for. Grant, most sweet and loving Jesus, that I may seek my repose in You above all things; above all health and beauty; above every honour and glory; every power and dignity; above all knowledge and cleverness, all riches and arts, all joy and gladness; above all fame and praise; in short, may I seek my repose in You above everything that is not You, my God, for You, O Lord my God, are above all things the best. You alone are most high; You alone are most powerful. You alone are most sufficient and most satisfying; You alone are most sweet and consoling. You alone are most beautiful and loving. In You is every perfection that has been or ever will be. All that You can give or pour down upon me, and whatever You give me besides Yourself, is too small and insufficient when I do not see and fully enjoy You alone. For my heart cannot rest or be fully content until it rests in You.

O most beloved Spouse of my soul, my Lord Jesus, give me the wings of true liberty that I may fly to rest in You. When shall freedom be fully given me to see how delightful You are, O Lord, my God? When shall I be entirely one with You, so that because of Your love I may feel, not myself, but You alone above all sense and measure in a manner known to none? O Jesus, Splendour of eternal glory, Consolation of the pilgrim soul, with You my lips utter no sound and to You my silence speaks. How long will my Lord delay His coming? Let Him come to His poor servant and make him happy. Come, O come, for without You there will be no happy day or hour, because You are my happiness and without You my table is empty. I am wretched, as it were imprisoned and weighted down with fetters, until You refresh me with the light of Your presence, restore me to liberty and loosen my bonds, and let your face shine upon me. I will not be silent, I will not cease praying until Your grace returns to me and refreshes me, and Your words reach my heart.