Clinging
Clinging, clinging to You, As a leaf clasping the vine With mouth pressed And soul hungry, Receiving in its will Sustenance and vigor. Stress, season, time, And the tempters three, World, Devil and fleshy me, Turn, test and try resolve. Clinging, I cling, Clasping fast, For only the glue of love Suffice as bond, To … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
The following prayer was composed by John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore, in 1791. He was the first bishop appointed for the United States in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. He was made the first archbishop when his see of Baltimore was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. John was a cousin of Charles Carroll … Continue reading
Be the Sun in Me
Be, O Lord, the Sun in me. Despite, my clouds, Masking Your Beauty, Be seen as light invisible, Going forth, in the Spirit, To the world, A world in need of Revelation. Pierce the veil of my travail. Linger long to suffer my malaise, My unsettled wine. By grace, bless me, As you bless those … Continue reading
Flight of Love
I press my ear To Your Heart, my Jesus. With the beating rhythm, That bounds within Your Breast, My Spirit takes wing, And rushes to Your Side, That pierced and open side, That Gate of Heaven. "Enter," You invite. Leaving without my fear, I enter in. I am all ear, You, all Heart And Fire, … Continue reading
