Spiritual family
Charles de Foucauld

Prayer of Abandon

“Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit” Lk 23.46.

“This is the last prayer of our Master, of our Beloved...may it be ours...And may it not only be that of our last moment, but of all our moments.”

Translation :

Padre mío,

me abandono a Ti.
Haz de mí lo que quieras.

Lo que hagas de mí te lo agradezco,
estoy dispuesto a todo,
lo acepto todo.
Con tal que Tu voluntad se haga en mí
y en todas tus criaturas,
no deseo nada más, Dios mío.

Pongo mi vida en Tus manos.
Te la doy, Dios mío,
con todo el amor de mi corazón,
porque te amo,
y porque para mí amarte es darme,
entregarme en Tus manos sin medida,
con infinita confianza,
porque Tu eres mi Padre.

This prayer is the shared prayer of all those who claim a relationship with Charles de Foucauld, everywhere in the world; that is why it has been translated into many languages.

Charles did not write it quite as it is appears now: it was taken from a larger meditation, written in 1896, in which he sought to join with the prayer of Jesus on the cross.