Lord Jesus, Save Me!



"Lord Jesus, the one whom Thou lovest is sick" (Jn 11:3).

The one whom Thou lovest is strayed.

I have lost Thee.

I cannot find Thee.

Find me.

Seek me.

I cannot find Thee.

I have lost my way.

Thou art the Way.

Find me, or I am utterly lost.

Thou lovest me.

I do not know if I love Thee;

but I know Thou lovest me.

I do not plead my love, but Thine.

I do not plead my strength, but Thine.

I do not plead my deed, but Thine.

The one whom Thou lovest is sick.

I dare not say:

The one who loves Thee is sick.

My sickness is that I do not love Thee.

That is the source of my sickness which is approaching death.

I am sinking.

Raise me.

Come to me upon the waters.

Lord Jesus, "the one whom Thou lovest is sick."



(Vincent McNabb, O.P.)



With thanks to Gerard Serafin for the reminder of this great man.



UPDATE and APOLOGY 8/30: Steve Schultz posted this poem and prayer of Father McNabb on Wednesday, 28 August with a note of thanks to Gerard who had posted it on his Live Journal on 8/23. Behind in my visits, I've just seen Steve's post and also visited Gerard's Live Journal site for the first time (I've learned so much from Gerard's website and weblog that I don't know why I've never visited his third site until now). My apologies for stealing the thunder of these two men.