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\n <\/p>\n

 
\nFrancis of Assisi<\/strong> wrote, <\/p>\n

… let us desire nothing else,
\nlet us want nothing else,
\nlet nothing else please us and cause us delight
\nexcept our Creator, Redeemer and Saviour,
\nthe only true God,
\nWho is the fullness of good …<\/p>\n

 
\n~ quoted by Jan Richardson on paintedprayerbook.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Prayer after Communion<\/h3>\n

O God,
\nthe Eternal Fullness and centre of light,
\nwe offer you thanks for your boundless kindness.
\nYou made us, who are weak,
\nable to enjoy the sweetness of your words,
\nand to share in the divine mysteries.
\nEternal praise be to you!<\/p>\n

 
\n~ New Orders for the Mass for India<\/em> (adapted),
\nfrom The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #952<\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nBefore history and forever<\/a>
\nBurning desire<\/a>
\n3 Prayers for my soul<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Francis of Assisi wrote, … let us desire nothing else, let us want nothing else, let nothing else please us and cause us delight except our Creator, Redeemer and Saviour, the only true God, Who is the fullness of good …   ~ quoted by Jan Richardson on paintedprayerbook.com Prayer after Communion O … Continue reading “The Fullness”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,127],"tags":[284],"class_list":["post-17649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","category-quote","tag-full"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Fullness - 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