Refresh my heart, Jesus

Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Thursday, Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 12 November 2026
Philemon 

Refresh my heart in you,
Lord Jesus Christ
like St. Paul 
in today’s first reading:

Refresh my heart,
reset my heart in you, 
Jesus,
not in tasks 
and work to finish,
assignments 
and missions to fulfill;
refresh my heart in you, 
Jesus,
not in doctrines 
and principles 
to memorize and cite 
to explain and expound;
refresh my heart in your person
Jesus Christ
for your are
my Lord 
and my God.

Many times I pray for needs
for people
for situations 
for clarity
for answers
but never for you solely
to experience you,
to be one in you, 
to be with you.

Refresh my heart in you
Jesus, 
so I may glimpse your presence
among the people around me
especially the many Onesimus of today:
the prisoners and slaves of
our prejudices and biases;
give me the eyes,
Lord,
to recognize you
and courage to serve 
and follow you.
Amen.