Fragrance

Dear Jesus, 
Help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go. 
Flood my soul with your spirit and love. 
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly 
that all my life may only be a radiance of yours. 
Shine through me and be so in me that every soul 
I come in contact with may feel your presence in my soul. 
Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. 
Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, 
so to shine as to be a light to others. 
Amen

(a prayer of Mother Teresa, slightly revised; photo by Léonard Cotte via unsplash.com)

No comments: