An Act of Humility before the Blessed Sacrament by St. Teresa
Lord I desire to humble myself in all sincerity and to submit my will to that of my Superiors 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 Thine executioners.
And now, in this Sacred Host, 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 luke warm 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, veiled in this white Host, Thou dost indeed appear to my 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 and sharing Thy humiliations, so that I may have part with Thee in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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