I say it so often, “I am doing the best I can do.” My heart breaks, For I desire to do all for You, Yet, I am full of myself, And You seem silent. I am still of the earth And aspire to heaven. I am so common, Yet You call me “Beloved”, And “Child … Continue reading
Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose
From the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose, bishop The man Christ Jesus, the one mediator between God and men Via divineoffice.org Brother cannot redeem brother, but a man will redeem man. No one can give to God the ransom for himself nor the price of his soul’s redemption. Christ is saying: What have … Continue reading
I Am
Your grandeur overwhelms me. You lavish your splendor, Even on the ordinary, Like grass upon the meadow, And tears welling from the heart. Where can I look that You are not? Even the fallow field, Awaits another day, As virgin in repose, Seeing in needful desire, A time of promise and plenty. You are written … Continue reading
In Humble Expectation
My Jesus, I wait in humble expectation,For the fulfillment of Your desires for me. The Father wills,That You be all in all in me What will I look like,When You fully reign in my heart? How have I distorted Your Image?How do I hold You at bay? The most beautiful monstrance,Without You at its center, … Continue reading
Abundant Breast
I adore. You, my God, present Yourself to me, As Mother to a nursing child, And I nurse at Your Abundant Breast. Your milk is sweet as honey, And all I want to do is nurse. I have chosen the better part, And You spend Yourself upon my want. God, You, Who calls forth Life, … Continue reading
Just as I Am / Through a Glass Darkly
Just as I am,All that I am, Just as I am,All th Just as I am,All that I am,You behold me. I see so little,So little of me,So little of You. “Through a glass darkly”Sufficiency suffices,In Faith, believing. Mingled here, Your Mercy,Grandeur, clouded in Mystery,I rest as a babe. Just as I am,A mystery unfolding,Ever … Continue reading
