General
Prayer of Abandonment
Act of devotion
The prayer of abandonment to the Father composed by Saint Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), the hermit of the Sahara, as a meditation on Christ's words from the Cross, 'Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.'
Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only your will be done in me, and in all your creatures - I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into your hands I commend my soul: I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into your hands without reserve, and with boundless confidence, for you are my Father.
When it is prayed
- trust
- suffering
- evening