Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will,All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace,that is enough for me.
Ignatius of Loyola

1I love the LORD, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
6The LORD preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return, O my soul, to your rest;
for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
Psalm 72 – New Revised Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
(click on underlined link to go directly to the reading) Isaiah 52:3-6 - Revelation 2:1-7 - John 2:1-11