Fill me

Fill me with the fruits of your Spirit, Lord.Fill me with love, so that I seek to understand and appreciate the richvariety and diversity of life that surrounds me.Fill me with joy, so that I celebrate your presence in each and everymoment I am on this earth.Fill me with peace, so that I know how to ease those angry andsometimes violent urges that well up inside of me.Fill me with patience, so that I stop rushing long enough to witnessyour miraculous work taking place all around me (and within me!)Fill me with kindness, so that I take the extra time to help the one inneed, even when it isn't convenient for me.Fill me with faithfulness, so that I place my mind, heart and all thatI do in the service of your Gospel.Fill me with gentleness, so that others know that I believe in a Godwho loves and cares for all people.Fill me with self-control, so that I act not on my impulses and urges,but rather on my beliefs and values, which are rooted in you.Fill me with these fruits of your spirit, Lord!Amen