All I have is Yours

Lord, I want nothing more,

I desire nothing more,

     only to be ready to desire

     what you desire

     and as you desire it.

Lord, you hold me in your presence,

     you watch over everything,

     all my concerns,

     all that happens to me.

Nothing escapes your adorable

     guidance of my life –

     this is enough for me.

O Jesus, O Love,

     You are my God, my All,

     centre and infinity

     of goodness and greatness.

May Jesus come to be in us,

May he find his delight in us,

And so there will be

     nothing left for us to desire.

Choose, Lord, what you want of me.

Do with me what you will.

Act and plan everything

     in the way that pleases you

     and I will try to desire, to act,

     and follow you in everything

     and everywhere without reserve or limit.

Finally, Lord, I want

     to belong totally to you,

     no more division or separation

     neither in life nor in death,

     in sorrow or in joy,

     on earth or in heaven.

My Beloved is all mine

     and I am His forever.

O JESUS, O LOVE.

Nicolas Barré (Letter 12)