St Augustine

Looking for God
Lord,
my God,
my one hope,
hear me,
that I be not unwilling,
through weariness, to seek you,
but that I may always ardently
seek your face.
Give me the strength to seek,
since you have made me in order to find you, and have given me the hope of finding you more and more.
My strength and my weakness are known to you: preserve the one and heal the other.
My knowledge and my ignorance are known to you: where you have opened to me, receive me as I enter; where you have closed to me, open to me as I knock.
May I remember you, understand you, love you.
Increase these things in me
until you have wholly renewed me.

God of my life,
I give you thanks and praise that I have life,
and that my life is filled with touches of your love.

You have given me a heart that wants to be happy,
and You have placed in me a desire to make a difference.

Quiet the fears and distractions of my heart long enough
for me to listen to the movement of Your Spirit,
to hear your gentle invitation.

Reveal to me the choices that will make me happy.
Help me to discover my identity.

Let me understand how best to use the gifts
You have so lovingly lavished upon me
in preparation for our journey together.

And give me the courage to choose You
as You have chosen me.

Lord, let me know myself and let me know You.
In this is my happiness.

"Lord, I seek you with all my heart, with all the strength you have given me. I long to understand that which I believe.
You are my only hope; please listen to me. Do not let my weariness lessen my desire to find you, to see your face.
You created me in order to find you; you gave me strength to seek you. My strength and my weakness are in your hands; preserve my strength, and help my weakness.
Where you have already opened the door, let me come in; where it is shut, open at my knocking.
Let me always remember you, love you, meditate upon you, and pray to you, until you restore me to your perfect pattern."

- by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430