Write my love upon my heartThat I might sign it with my life’s blood,Coursing through its chambers,Rushing to serve and sing to You. With every beat,With every pulsation,Carry my persuasions to the ends of my being,Returning as tides to touch anew Your Heart,United in Spirit,Kissing each movement and moment,As I spread myself upon Your hidden … Continue reading
The Least and the Last,
May I, the least and the last, Who labor in Your vineyard, None the less, bear fruit, One hundred fold. I dare such dreams, And bear such hope, For though, the meanest, And the smallest, Saints and angels attend me, Together, we labor for Your glory. Some know You explicitly, While others simply wonder at … Continue reading
With Veronica
With Veronica,I want to bathe Your Wounds.Time and place are no obstacle.You, in eternity, possess all.Possess my heart,And my poor intentions,Render them pure and holy. Wiping the spittle from Your Adorable Face,I weep at Your disfigurement at the hands of Man.I, in my time and turn, have looked away.Here, with You, in prayer,I turn back,That … Continue reading
Memories Eternal – a Prayer
May I live with Mary in my heart this day.May her thoughts,And precious memories of You, dear Jesus,Resound in my mind and fill my soul,That even Angels in flight,And the Triumphant in Heaven,Stop to listen and love with me.Amen
Covenant by Margaret Halaska O.S.F
Covenant by Margaret Halaska O.S.F God knocks at my door seeking a home for his son. Rent is cheap, I say. I don’t want to rent. I want to buy, says God. I’m not sure I want to sell, but you might come in and look around. I think I will, says God. I might … Continue reading
PRAYER TO GOD THE FATHER for the Whole Church by St. Gertrude the Grea t
O MOST loving Father, in union with that love wherewith Thy Son offered Himself once upon the Cross, and now offers Himself to Thee upon the Altar, I offer Him to Thee for the welfare and salvation of all Thy whole Church. Look upon His virgin Flesh, so cruelly torn by the scourges, bruised with … Continue reading
