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Book XIII, 1I call upon you, O God, my Mercy, who made me and did not forget me when I forgot you. I call you to come into my soul, for by inspiring it to long for you you prepare it to receive you. Now, as I call upon you, do not desert me, for you came to my aid even before I called upon you. In all sort of ways, over and over again, when I was far from you, you coaxed me to listen to your voice, to turn my back on you no more, and to call upon you for aid when, all the time, you were calling to me yourself. You blotted out all my evil deeds, in order not to repay me with the punishment I deserved for the work of my hands, which had led me away from you; and even before I did them, you took into account all the good deeds by which I should deserve well of you, in order to recompense yourself for the work of your hands which made me. For before I was, you were: I was nothing, that you should give me being. Yet now I am; and this is because out of your goodness you provided for all that you have made me and all from which you have made me. You have no need of me, nor am I a creature good i such a way as to be helpful to you, my Lord and my God. It is not as though you could grow tired by working and I could serve you by preventing your fatigue, nor could your power be any the less if my service were lacking. I cannot serve you as a peasant tills the land, for your works bear fruit even if I fail to serve you with my husbandry. I can only serve you and worship you so that good may come to me from you, and but for you no good could come to me, for I should not even exist to receive it.
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I was just thinking what a wonderful prayer that was penned down. Then I imagined how God would have answer this, and it was even more stupendous~
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You call upon Me, My Child, whom I am Your Mercy, who was made by Me and was not forgotten when you forgot Me. You call Me to come into your soul, for by inspiring it to long for Me I prepare it to receive Me. Now, as you call upon Me, I will not desert you, for I came to your aid even before you called upon Me. In all sort of ways, over and over again, when you were far from Me, I coaxed you to listen to My voice, to turn your back on Me no more, and to call upon Me for aid when, all the time, I am calling to you Myself. I blotted out all you evil deeds, in order not to repay you with the punishment you deserved for the work of your hands, which had led you away from Me; and even before you did them, I took into account all the good deeds by which you should deserve well of Me, in order to recompense Myself for the work of My hands which made you. For before you were, I AM: You were nothing, that I should give you being. Yet now you are; and this is because out of My goodness I provide for all that I have made you and all from which I have made you. I have no need of you, nor are you a creature good in such a way as to be helpful to Me, your Lord and your God, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. It is not as though I could grow tired by working and you could serve Me by preventing My fatigue, nor could My power be any the less if your service is lacking. You cannot serve me as a peasant tills the land, for My works bear fruit even if you fail to serve Me with your husbandry. You can only serve Me and worship Me so that good may come to you from Me, and but for Me no good could come to you, for you should not even exist to receive it.------------------------------------------------------------
Hallelujah, blessed be the Name of the LORD, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob
Hallelujah, blessed be the Name of the LORD, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob
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