Surrender: The Strength of the Spiritual Life

Fr. Mark-Mary talks about the most necessary step in order to surrender to God, the thing that provides the greatest strength in the spiritual life. Step one always has to be going to God and asking for his help. God is good, present, and active in your life. To surrender, you need to let God in and let him take over your life.

Fr. Mark-Mary recommends this simple prayer: “God I give you permission to take what I am not strong enough to give.”

He will respond with his grace.

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"Father, I give you permission to take what I am not strong enough to give"
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[lilac_lottie]

Father Mark-Mary, and every follower of Jesus, I ask you all to please pray for the people in China facing the virus epidemic, and especially my family who live in China. My father works as a doctor in China. Please pray for the people who are afflicted for recovery and ask our heavenly father for grace and mercy on them! Please pray that the epidemic will end soon. Thank you. Amen

[gloriaramirez]

Father, I give YOU permission to take what I am NOT strong enough to give". Amen! GOD BLESS you Fr. Mark-Mary!

[scarab]

I've been on step one for almost 12 years now...

[patricianerenberg]

“Lord, I give you permission to take what I am not strong enough to give”…. amazing! You are wonderful!💕🌸

[HabitsHumanity]

Pray and you will be answered. Love and you will be loved. Give and all will be given to you!🙏❤️

[lindaruss]

Wow! I was not expecting this! I figured this talk would be the typical “how to surrender” talk. But NOT! Giving God permission to TAKE what I’m not able to give up in my own strength, mine being a work related issue-I’m going to start praying this TODAY ! Thank you Lord, thank you Father Mark.

[timmcb]

God I give you permission to take what I'm not strong enough to give---thank you Father

[marieknight]

Very insightful Father. Thank you for sharing food for my weary soul ❤🙏😉

[mandy]

This is so what i needed! Please pray for my son Blake to come back to Christ

[dmct]

I've done the permission prayer on alot. And believe me, HE will hear that and acknowledge it. 🙏✝️😊

[slightlyperfect]

You are healing all of my wounds with religion 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[juliekucinski]

Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary I really needed to hear that. For so long I have consistently rebuilt my life over and over under my own strength only to watch it crumble again and again. Maybe if I allow God to rebuild maybe it won’t crumble again.

[englishlearningcenter]

Amen! Thank you so much for this beautiful prayer!
Somos peregrinos, poco a poco vamos a llegar. Saludos desde Honduras!!

[aureliomartinez]

Padre mark se le travo la lengua bendiciones y que Jesucristo y Maria su Santa Madre ruegen por usted amen

[lala-nohn]

Oh my! This video is about my today prayer! I was asking God how to put my life in His hands and abandond myself! Bendito y alabado sea nuestro buen Dios. Amén.

[WarriorKnitter]

Thank you Fr. Mark Mary for that prayer about asking the Father to take what I'm not strong enough to give. I've added it to my daily prayers. I need so much grace to empty myself of my pride, my self-will, to deny myself. Praise God for you and your weekly videos.

[natanmandala]

If it was not for surrender, after 11 bitter and lonely years away from him again, I would have never came back to Jesus. Praise God forever. All credit is due him, not me...SBN RESONATE

[JUMERA]

Amén!! Thank you for this, I was just praying in the chapel asking God for guidance and then I received this video... He does not hesitated, it is me who wants to do all by myself... but I really need His help... I surrender! Muchas gracias!!

[deniseocallaghan]

Love this. PappA I Igive you permission to take what I am not strongEnough to give