I revive in Thee.

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I went astray, and remembered Thee. I heard Thy voice behind me, calling to me to return, and scarcely heard it, through the tumultuousness of the enemies of peace. And now, behold, I return in distress and panting after Thy fountain. Let no man forbid me! of this will I drink, and so live. Let me not be mine own life; from myself I lived ill, death was I to myself; and I revive in Thee.

Source Confessions, Book Xii, §7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Augustine, even after going astray, we can hear God’s voice calling us back and return, out of breath, to drink at His spring: it is in Him that life is reborn. Today, if you feel far away or weary, stop for a moment, slowly drink a glass of water and say inwardly: “I am coming back to Your spring, Lord.”

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