Christ Jesus, you call us to freedom and you teach us that this freedom blossoms when we place ourselves at the service of the people God entrusts to us. Like you we want to give our lives day after day. And we hear your words: Love one another as I have loved you.

Christ Jesus, help us to welcome that treasure of the Gospel which is joy and peace in the depths of our being. This treasure awakens in each one of us a call to live with you.

Christ Jesus, we would like to surrender ourselves to you, and to rely on your presence. There we find joy and inner freedom. And with the little that we have, we can choose to love.