O, Lord, my portion...

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; 

surely I have a delightful inheritance. - Psalm 16:6



"God, in His promises to hear our prayers, 

is desirous to bestow Himself upon us;

if you find anything better than Him, ask it; 

but if you ask anything beneath Him, you put an affront 

 upon Him, and hurt yourself by preferring to Him

a creature which He framed.

Pray in the spirit and sentiment of love, 

in which the royal prophet said to Him,

'Thou, O Lord, are my portion.'

Let others choose to themselves portions among creatures, 

for my part, You are my portion,

You alone I have chosen for my whole inheritance."

St Augustine of Canterbury*

*Not to be confused with St Augustine of Hippo
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Italian Benedictine monk

sent by Pope Gregory the Great as missionary to England

First Archbishop of Canterbury

Patron of England
Feast Day: May 27

Click here: St. Augustine of Canterbury - YouTube (2 mins)
Click here: Life of St Augustine of Canterbury - YouTube (6mins)

In a letter to Augustine, Pope Gregory the Great wrote:

"He who would climb to a lofty height must go by steps, not leaps."

St Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us!