Tell God all

Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads
one's heart, its pleasures and its pains, to a dear
friend. Tell Him your troubles, that He may comfort you;
tell Him your joys, that He may sober them; tell Him
your longings, that He may purify them; tell Him your
dislikes, that He may help you conquer them; talk to Him
of your temptations, that He may shield you from them:
show Him the wounds of your heart, that He may heal them;
lay bare your indifference to good, your depraved tastes
for evil, your instability. Tell Him how self-love makes
you unjust to others, how vanity tempts you to be insincere,
how pride disguises you to yourself and others.
- Francois Fenelon