An Ignatian Easter Prayer by Joseph Tetlow
I’m excited to be leading two groups of people through the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola this year and we have just started praying the theme of the resurrection. I find myself inspired by Joseph Tetlow, a Jesuit master of the Exercises. He has written some great prayer-poems, and in this Easter season, I offer you this one.
Free Indeed
You did a marvel, Lord Jesus Christ,
and make me feel beside myself in surprise.
My spirit glistens with Your rising.
I smile and smile with You,
I am drowning in the laughter of Your friends.
You have won, Lord, we know You have won!
You have defeated all the worst that we could do,
each alone and all together.
You crushed the power of darkness and of death
to walk peacefully again in our flesh,
now and forever.
Come to me, great Lord of life,
as You come to all your friends.
Send me to console those around me who hurt.
Come, and send Your friends into this daily world
to labor full of hope for the Reign of God.
-Joseph Tetlow -Choosing Christ In The World (A guide to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.)
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