The Wrath of God blazes forth As left to myself, I behold myself. Where is His image in me? What have I done ? Where God is not, Only Hell resides. Life has become my agony, With self-inflicted wounds. Unchanging Purity of Being, Fire of Love, I, now, the antithesis, Banishing God to the periphery … Continue reading
As the Father is Perfect
Be perfect, You say. “Be perfect, as the Father is perfect.” “Perfection” is held before our eyes, Hung in the heavens, like a star, Like a luminous star, As a star going before us, Beckoning to us, Inviting, “Come follow me.” In the dark of Your Mystery, We make ready, We journey forth, Answering a … Continue reading
Love Sweeter Than
Your love is sweeter than the honey dripping upon the lover’s tongue, Sweeter than wine that wakens the palate to new delight. Your love is aroma and taste penetrating the heart. It is the roof growing higher, And foundation of my world, Glimpsing heaven and begging it near. Your love is sweeter than my life. … 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
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
