General (Vol. 2)
Dearest Jesus
- Dearest Jesus brother and friend,
May I imitate Your ways
In the tangled thicket of life,
Sleepless nights and harassed days:
Just a gentle smile to teach
Those who live outside Your reach. - Dearest Jesus Tempted and jeered,
May I moderate my greed,
Put aside my trivial wants,
Give to those in greater need:
Just a gift in self denial
To remember Satan's trial. - Dearest Jesus teacher and guide,
May I venerate Your word
In my heart and publicly in
Ways unseen and seen or heard:
Just an act of witness to
Bring my friends closer to you. - Dearest Jesus saviour and priest,
May I contemplate Your death
Who lived for the love of my soul
Up until Your dying breath:
Priest still in the Upper Room,
Saviour of the gaping Tomb.