God, you are our true life, and everything lives because of you. You invite us to seek you, and you are always ready to be found. You tell us to knock, and you open the door when we do. To know you is life, to serve you is freedom, to enjoy you is to live in your kingdom, and to praise you is the soul’s true joy.

I praise you, bless you, worship you, and glorify you. I thank you for your greatness. Stay with me, rule in my life, and make my heart your holy temple—a place prepared for your presence.

Creator and Sustainer of all things, seen and unseen, my safety and protection rest only in your mercy. Guard me by your grace, here and everywhere, now and forever. Amen.

Source: St. Augustine (354–430)