example; and then
this promise which came from thy Sacred Lips will be fulfilled in
me: "If any man minister to me, let him follow Me, and where I am
there also shall My servant be, and . . . him will My Father
honour."[10] To be with Thee, to be in Thee, that is my one
desire; this promise of fulfilment, which Thou dost give, helps me
to bear with my exile as I wait the joyous Eternal Day when I
shall see Thee face to face.

PRAYER TO OBTAIN HUMILITY

_Written for a Novice_

O JESUS! When Thou wast a wayfarer upon earth, Thou didst
say:--"Learn of Me, for I am Meek and Humble of Heart, and you
shall find rest to your souls."[11] O Almighty King of Heaven! my
soul indeed finds rest in seeing Thee condescend to wash the feet
of Thy Apostles--"having taken the form of a slave."[12] I recall
the words Thou didst utter to teach me the practice of humility:
"I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you
do also. The servant is not greater than his Lord . . . If you
know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them."[13] I
understand, dear Lord, these words which come from Thy Meek and
Humble Heart, and I wish to put them in practice with the help of
Thy grace.

I desire to humble myself in all sincerity, and to submit my will
to that of my Sisters, without ever contradicting them, and
without questioning whether they have the right to command. No
one, O my Beloved! had that right over Thee, and yet Thou didst
obey not only the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph, but even Thy
executioners. And now, in the Holy Eucharist, I see Thee complete
Thy self-abasement. O Divine King of Glory, with wondrous
humility, Thou dost submit Thyself to all Thy Priests, without any
distinction between those who love Thee and those who, alas! are
lukewarm or cold in Thy service. They may advance or delay the
hour of the Holy Sacrifice: Thou art always ready to come down
from Heaven at their call.

O my Beloved, under the white Eucharistic Veil Thou dost indeed
appear to me Meek and Humble of Heart! To teach me humility, Thou
canst not further abase Thyself, and so I wish to respond to Thy
Love, by putting myself in the lowest place, by sharing Thy
humiliations, so that I may "have part with Thee"[14] in the
Kingdom of Heaven.

I implore Thee, dear Jesus, to send me a humiliation whensoever I
try to set myself above others.

And yet, dear Lord, Thou knowest my weakness. Each morning I
resolve to be humble, and in