O Divine Beloved,
so often I am casual and half-hearted
in my love for you, my God.
Come and set my heart ablaze
with the fire of your love.
Inflame my heart and prayers
as you did for your chosen Son Jesus.
His holy heart was constantly on fire
with a consuming love for you, his God.
Envelop me in your flaming Spirit,
that my lukewarm prayers and acts
may spring alive with the fire of faith.
Make my heart, like the heart of Christ,
burn with compassion for the outcast,
with comfort for the lonely
and all who are in need.
May my heart thus formed
in the pattern of his Sacred Heart
become a fiery furnace
where the Kingdom will be forged,
the age of peace and justice.
Grant this prayer in the name of your Son,
who dwells with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever. Amen.
– Edward Hays
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