a prayer for peace

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙾𝚏 𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢⁣

⁣𝑂 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠! 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑒.⁣

⁣From the desire of being esteemed, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being loved, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being extolled, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being honored, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬. ⁣

From the desire of being praised, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being preferred to others, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being consulted, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the desire of being approved, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of being humiliated, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬. ⁣

⁣From the fear of being despised, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of suffering rebukes, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of being calumniated, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of being forgotten, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of being ridiculed, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣From the fear of being wronged, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬. ⁣

⁣From the fear of being suspected, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝐼, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 ᴇsᴛᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝐼, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡, in the opinion of the world, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. ⠀⠀

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑑, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.⁣

⁣𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 ʜᴏʟɪᴇʀ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝐼, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. ⁣

𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.

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