Do you usually pray before going to sleep?
In the silence of the night, which invites the serenity of ,
I come before You, Lord, with my heart agitated.
It’s not always easy to love when there is so much lack of love
in souls that, wandering, walk sowing,
and cultivating discord.
I, however, remain firm in Your love.
I am not yet holy, but in You
I seek to sanctify myself.
Teach me to take care of the things of the Earth
as if I already lived in .
Make my words the balm that heals the wounds of the heart
and alleviates the pain of the soul.
Yes, in You I seek to bear offenses,
because, in what I carry,
I contemplate the glory of life,
that hurts and becomes new in each gesture of love.
Make me bloom in the garden where You planted me.
Amen.
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Father Flávio Sobreiro
With a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from PUCCAMP and a Theologian from the Catholic College of Pouso Alegre (MG), Father Flávio Sobreiro is the parish priest of the São José Parish, in Toledo (MG), and a priest of the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (MG). He is the author of, and since 2011, he has been a columnist for Portal . To find out more about the priest and follow other reflections, visit: @peflaviosobreirodacosta.