A Call to Meditation

                Come now, little man,
            turn aside for a while from
               your daily employment,
             escape for a moment from
            the tumult of your thoughts.
           Put aside your weighty cares,
     let your burdensome distractions wait,
             free yourself awhile for God
                 and rest awhile in Him.
      Enter the inner chamber of your soul,
            shut out everything except God
and that which can help you in seeking Him,
and when you have shut the door, seek Him.
        Now, my whole heart, say to God,
                      'I seek your face,
             Lord, it is your face I seek.'

             ~ St. Anselm, (1033-1109)