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O Lord my God, Teach my heart this day
where and how to find you.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You have made me and re-made me,
and you have bestowed on me
all the good things I possess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me seek you in my desire;
let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you;
let me love you when I find you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Anselm<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

O Lord my God, Teach my heart this daywhere and how to find you. You have made me and re-made me,and you have bestowed on meall the good things I possess Let me seek you in my desire;let me desire you in my seeking.Let me find you by loving you;let me love you when I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[44,15,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-saints-and-blesseds","category-spiritual-practices","category-spiritual-reflections"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bfMR-2t8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6257,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/st-anselm-benedictine-doctor-of-the-church-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":9494,"position":0},"title":"St Anselm . 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