Christ: My child, permit Me to do with you what I will, for I know what is best for you. You judge things according to human reason; but you are often swayed by your feelings, so that you can easily be deceived.
Disciple: Lord, everything You say is true. If only my will remain firmly fixed in You, do with me as You please, for whatever You do with me can only be good. If, in Your mercy, You comfort me, may You be blessed; but if it is Your will that I be afflicted, still will You always be blessed.
Christ: You must be as ready to suffer as to rejoice, as willing to be needy and poor as to be rich and have abundance.
Disciple: Lord, I willingly bear for You whatever You are pleased to give me, and thank You with all my heart.
Lord, if it be Your will, so let it be, and if it be to Your honor; let it be fulfilled in Your name. Lord, if this be for my good, give me the grace to use it for Your honor; but if You know that it will be harmful to me and not profitable for my soul, then take away from me such a desire. Do with me what You know to be best, as pleases You best and as will best promote Your glory.
[Taken from Imitation of Christ]