Prayer: To Know You

You, God, are the light of the minds that know you,
the joy of the hearts that love you,  
and the strength of the wills that serve you;
grant us so to know you, that we may truly love you,
and so to love you, that we may fully serve you,
whom to serve is perfect freedom,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
                                                           
— written by St Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)