my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.
The above prayer is a prayer from St. Ignatius. It’s message is simple, but profound. We give because we have received. We respond because we have been invited by God into relationship with God. God has been at work continuously in our lives, and God continues to work in our lives. All is gift from God.
If all in my life is gift from God, what does that call me to?
Becky Eldredge
Becky is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer. She is the author of the Busy Lives and Restless Souls (March 2017, Loyola Press) and The Inner Chapel (April 2020, Loyola Press). She helps others create space to connect faith and everyday life through facilitating retreats and days of reflection, through writing, and through spiritual direction. With nearly twenty years of ministry experience within the Catholic Church, Becky seeks to help others discover God at work in the every day moments of people’s lives by utilizing St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and the many gifts that our Catholic faith and Ignatian Spirituality provide.
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