Thursday Deliverance Prayer
Thursday Deliverance Prayer
My Gracious Lord
My Gracious Lord, How beautiful the graces That flow, unceasingly, In torrents, from Your Sacred Heart. Though I am all gratitude, I am so small and unworthy. I make small return, For Your magnificent beneficence Broaden my capacity to love, And, thereby, to render infinite thanksgiving, Putting on Christ, As the incense of gratitude, Ever, … Continue reading
Hidden Jesus
Hidden Jesus, You fill my heart with desire. I feel the agony Of this earthly foray. In Your Presence Faith fills the silence. Truth like beauty Says You passed this way. Your footprints in Time Dot the heavens. While I stand in the vestibule of eternity, As one holding paradise at bay. Aching emptiness Of … Continue reading
From the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambros
From the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose –The appeal of the Book of Psalms Though all Scripture is fragrant with God’s grace, the Book of Psalms has a special attractiveness. Moses wrote the history of Israel’s forefathers in prose, but after leading the people through the Red Sea–a wonder that remained in their … Continue reading
Draw Close to God
Draw Close to God Draw close to God. Remove competing wills. In humility, Take your repose. Pride conquers all, Till dying on Christ’s Cross. Boundless Heart, Encompassing Universes, In all dimensions, You are outside of Time, Yet close to me. Eclipse all matter, Minds, and might, To draw me nigh to Thee. Amen. By Joann … Continue reading
