Prayer of Abandonment (Surrender Prayer)

“It is a matter of two wills becoming one will. If a spark becomes one with a fire, it disappears completely and all one sees is a brilliant blaze. What was in itself a mere flicker becomes a light for all to see.” “We should abandon ourselves entirely into the hands of God, and believe that His providence disposes everything that He wishes or permits to happen to us for our greater good” (St. Vincent de Paul). After living a wayward life, Saint Charles de Foucauld rediscovered his faith. During a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he discerned his calling to follow Jesus in His hidden life at Nazareth. After being ordained to the priesthood, he lived among the poor in Algeria. In a spirit of love and brotherhood, for 15 years he spent his life in adoration, manual labor, and tasks such as translating the Gospels into the Touareg language. He was killed by marauders on December 1, 1916. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on November 13, 2005, and canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022. The prayer of abandonment (surrender) below was written by Saint Charles de Foucauld. (And you can ask his intercession to help you truly surrender to God’s will!)