Our Morning Offering – 1 February
O Lord, the House of My Soul is Narrow
By St Augustine (354-430)
Father & Doctor of Grace
O God,
the Light of the heart, that sees You,
The Life of the soul, that loves You,
The Strength of the mind, that seeks You,
May I ever continue to be steadfast in Your love.
Be the joy of my heart,
Take all of me to Yourself and abide therein.
The house of my soul is, I confess,
too narrow for You.
Enlarge it that You may enter.
It is ruinous but do repair it.
It has within it what must offend Your eyes,
I confess and know it,
But whose help shall I seek in cleansing it but Yours alone?
To You, O God, I cry urgently.
Cleanse me from secret faults.
Keep me from false pride and sensuality
That they not get dominion over me.
Amen
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AnaStpaul 
My first thoughts as I read this. 1) How true this is for me. 2) I must do as St Francis did with the church and repair the whole house!
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Amen amen – go and do it!
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