Act Of Abandonment
O my God, I thank you and I praise
You for accomplishing your holy
And all-lovable will without any regard for mine.
With my whole heart,
In spite of my heart,
Do I receive this cross I feared so much!
It is the cross of Your choice,
The cross of Your love.
I venerate it;
Nor for anything in the world
Would I wish that it had not come,
Since You willed it.
I keep it with gratitude and with joy,
As I do everything that comes from Your hand;
And I shall strive to carry it without letting it drag,
With all the respect
And all the affection which Your works deserve.
Amen.