"Behold, God is my helper;
    the Lord is the upholder of my life." Psalm 54:4 (RSVCE)

Meditation: The Lord is my helper; he will not leave me without support.

"And I say, 'O that I had wings like a dove!

    I would fly away and be at rest;

yea, I would wander afar,

    I would lodge in the wilderness,

I would haste to find me a shelter

    from the raging wind and tempest.'" Psalm 55:6-8 (RSVCE)

Meditation: 

"With a heart like mine, if I had allowed my wings to be clipped, how would I have been able 'to fly and rest'? How can a heart given over to the affection of creatures unite itself intimately to God?"^† Thérèse de Lisieux

"Cast your burden on the Lord, 

        and he will sustain you." Psalm 55:22 (RSVCE)

^{Meditation: The Lord provides all that I need to live life abundantly.}

^{†de Lisieux, St. Thérèse. La Bible avec Thérèse de Lisieux. Paris, France: Les Éditions du Cerf et Desclée De Brouwer, 1979. 76. Print. Trans. John P. Gross.}

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Here is the 24th prayer from my book, 100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America. Enjoy!

Prayer 24

Madonna in Glory¹

Queen unrivaled, whose desire it is to see men pure and clean of heart, that so they may be made worthy of thy God; obtain for us forgiveness of our sins, and help us, that all our looks, words, and deeds may please his heavenly Majesty. Amen.<sup>47

1</sup>"Madonna in Glory." Web. 18 May 2016.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:Dolci_ Madonna_ p1070185.jpg>
⁴⁷"Raccolta: Novena in Preparation for the Feast of the Assumption" Web. 12 June 2016. 
<http://www.liturgialatina.org/raccolta/novenas.htm>.

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