Monthly Archives: December 2015
An Act of Faith
I have seen enough to know,
I just don’t know,
But there is One Who does,
Giver of Life,
Giver of generations,
Giver of prayer.
One generation to pray
For the next generation.
Mother, and father,
Grandmother, grandfather,
A circle of care
To pray it forward.
Faith waits upon the Lord,
A gift beyond measure,
A mystery waiting to happen,
Not in our time,
But in our Father’s.
No seed too bad
To wait upon,
Hope for,
Entrust to God,
In His Mercy,
And providential time.
Our own close their ears
To the prophet at home
Or next door,
But no one knows
What God has in store.
"Place them here
With Me in the tabernacle,"
Whispers God to the heart.
"I’ll have the last word,
My Love to impart."
One generation to pray
For the next generation.
"All shall be well,
And all shall be well,
And all manner of thing
Shall be well." (Bl.Julianna of Norwich)
©2012 Joann Nelander
Merry Christmas……I’m new to selfies
Babe of All Perfection
O happy Babe.
Babe of All Perfection,
Your little heart, so full of love,
Your face radiant,
Reflected in Your mother’s gaze.
Your soul, ablaze!
Hearth of longing and compassion,
The Family of Nations comes to adore You
©2011 Joann Nelander
Short Form of Consecration to Mary
O Mary, my Queen and my Mother, remember I am all thine. Keep me and guard me as thy property and possession. Amen
This prayer can be said throughout the day, keeping us close to Mary, whose deepest desire and intention is to bring us to Jesus.
Your Light, My Light
As the dark of night
Makes way for Your Sun,
Open our eyes to New Day.
To the Temple of our God,
Your Light is carried forth,
In the arms of the Virgin.
Pure Mother of Nations,
May we, too, be bathed,
And come up from the waters,
Open to Light and Life.
copyright 2015 Joann Nelander
Be Holy! 