You may be asking, “Why in the world would anyone in their right mind want to purposely meditate on events as grotesque and terrible as sweating blood, scourging at a pillar, and crucifixion?” Scripture urges us to think on that which is lovely (Philippians 4:8). … The truth is that the passion of Christ was the highest form of love. Such love cannot be anything but lovely.LIZ KELLY IN THE ROSARY: A PATH INTO PRAYER (LOYOLA PRESS, 2004)Lord, I feel wrung out and drained: / I come to your fullness for renewal. / Lord, I am weary, worn and woeful: / I come to you for your power. / Lord, I am lethargic, lonely and lost:/ I come to rejoice in your presence. / Lord, above all, I come not for gifts: / But to give you myself in love. / Lord, in you is life and life eternal: /