Jesus, high, lifted up, I adore You. Jesus, high, lifted up, I praise You. Jesus, high, lifted up, I love You. Jesus, high, lifted up, I choose You, As from the beginning, Jesus, You chose me to be. Copyright 2013 Joann Nelander
Who really died?
Who really died? I never saw The light of day. Black descended, Of a kind I knew not, And then no more…. How did I know you? All I knew was you. You flavored my becoming, Your genes, my genes, Your feelings, Emotional rhythms, Touching me By blood connection. All this, And then no more….. … Continue reading
Sweet Cause
The world of men is full of accusers, Innocent as doves in their own eyes. Only the sinner finds a place at Your table, Garbed, no longer in rotting rags, But in wedding dress and festive best. The lowly come And are welcomed. Choosing a place at Your feet You invite "Come up higher". At … Continue reading
Take My Hand
Take my hand , my Jesus. Here I am, Your child, Too small to stand on my own, Yet welcome before Your throne. It is, You, My Cause, Who sets me upright, Through and through, To be like unto You. All my life called, And marked by Love Divine, Under Your Shadow, sun shining above, … Continue reading
Feast – Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast – Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Today we celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Romanus, a sixth-century lyricist in the Eastern tradition, first refers to the feast. The tradition spread and was celebrated in Rome within a century. The Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal gospel from the 2nd century, tells … Continue reading
Known But by Grace
Only, and far flung God, Bursting upon the scene of Time To start the clock By uncreated might, And usher forth Your manifold good will, In the splendor of creation, Look on me, In my becoming. In this, the only now I know, This precious fleeting instant, Reveal Yourself evermore. You entered Time That Man … Continue reading
