Prayer of discipleship—Use me as you wish me to be

Dear Lord,
Let me with your grace realize that:
your creation to calls me to care;
your selfless life calls me to live;
your gracious love calls me to share.

It is you, O Lord, that I have to accept;
and your people that I am called to serve.

I beseech you now, dear Lord,
to lead me to response
swiftly and eagerly to your call.

Make use of my hand to cultivate your land.
Use my mouth to catechize your world.
Let me commit to you my treasures
to help your creatures—my brothers and sisters.
Let me offer you my talents to use them for the good for others.

To you, O Lord, let me surrender my whole life ;
take me and use me as you wish.

Amen.