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
The Meeting Place
Here we are again, You, Holy God, Blessed Trinity, And me, Meeting in prayer. I will to thank, To praise, To love, And to extol Your Name, The One, the Only, The True, My God. Desiring so to open Wide Your Heart, As a gate yielding To thanksgiving, And receiving me, Alive with praise and … Continue reading
