Matthew 6 : 24

No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 7: 11

 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?

Prayer for the Gifts to Seek God and Live in Him

 

 

Father,
in Your goodness grant me
 the intellect to comprehend You,
the perception to discern You,
and the reason to appreciate You.

In Your kindness endow me
with the diligence to look for You,
the wisdom to discover You,
and the spirit to apprehend You.

In Your graciousness bestow on me
a heart to contemplate You, 

ears to hear You,
eyes to see You,
and a tongue to speak of You.

In Your mercy confer on me
a conversation pleasing to You,
the patience to wait for You,
and the perseverance to long for You.
Grant me a perfect end - Your Holy Presence.

Amen.

Prayer of Saint Benedict of Nursia, Monk and Founder of Benedictines