Light a fire in my lowly heart That I may love Thee More and more. Accept my straw as kindling. Ignite me as a sacrifice. To be consumed. Breathe on me in the furnace Of your desires For this child of Your creation. Blaze to transform By grace and Thy Holy Spirit, My base metal … Continue reading
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MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
“And our trust is even more lively and fully corroborated if we consider the very close links between this heavenly Mother of ours and mankind. Although adorned by God with the riches of admirable prerogatives, to make her a worthy Mother of the Word Incarnate, she is nevertheless very close to us. Daughter of Adam, … Continue reading
Awakening
You stretch before me In wondrous expanses. Where are your limits, O Lord? Where the measure That contains Your domain? The ethereal sky, Hugging the mountains, Kissing earth, And spilling love across its plains, Proclaims a God of beauty. Hidden,yet revealed, In the minuscule and mighty, You peer from clouds That radiate streams of Your … Continue reading
Water at the Well
In prayer, I dig my well deeper. I count it all joy, Though sorrow may seep Through my walls. Bubbling up, Through muddy ground, Pure and fresh With hope, Pure water emerges, Gladdening as an eternal spring.. I am become, A drink of water, Drawn by the stranger, Who meets me in his thirst. Copyright … Continue reading
The Father’s gift in Christ
From the treatise On the Trinity by Saint Hilary, bishop The Father’s gift in Christ Our Lord commanded us to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In baptism, then, we profess faith in the Creator, in the only-begotten Son and in the gift which is … Continue reading
