Surrender:

Perfection is not possible in this life, and it should not be the goal. Desire for God and surrender to God’s Spirit are the goals providing the roots for deeper union with our Creator. From a stance of utter trust, surrender and faith in God’s holy embrace, we flower and bear fruit; watered with grace, we grow with the Spirit.

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O happy band of pilgrims,
If onward you will tread,
With Jesus as your Fellow,
To Jesus as your Head.
The cross that Jesus carried
He carried as your due;
The crown that Jesus wears
He wears it for you.
O happy band of pilgrims,
Look upward to the skies,
Where such a light affliction
Shall win you such a prize.
To Father, Son, and Spirit,
The God Whom we adore,
Be loftiest praises given,
Now and for evermore.

- Blessed Jo­seph the Hymn­o­graph­er (830-883)