I am hungry, Lord. Yet, it is not my belly That speaks. How is it That You have Subjected my gut, And even my mind I am Your weaned child, Yet pangs assail me? Is it my heart That desires more? When You filled me, I believed I would be Satisfied forever. My capacity was … Continue reading
PRAYERS FROM THE ST. GERTRUDE AND ST. MECHTILDE PRAYER BOOK
http://www.catholictradition.org/Gertrude/prayer-book1.htm Joann Nelander lionessblog.com
COVENANT PRAYER
COVENANT PRAYER The great efficacy of this covenant may be shown thus: Were a person to resolve that by every movement he made he wished to be understood to ratify and approve all the sins that are committed all over the earth, and to be held a partaker of them, it is easy to see … Continue reading
Precious Jesus
Precious Jesus, Holy Gem, Beauty, beyond my knowing, You are God, hidden, As diamond in the rough, A Man, yet God, One. It is for me To desire You, To call You, To allow You, God willing. You will be my tumbler, Life’s crucible. The Rock, chipping away At my clay. My stoniness, Yielding its … Continue reading
How Poor Am I?
How poor am I? No one suspects my poverty, For I hide it ‘Neath empty bravado. All show, The fool fooling all But myself. Yet, sometimes, I , too, believe My haughty claims. How poor am I? Copyright Joann Nelander 2012 All rights reserved
Hidden Gifts
Be attentive to the small. Diminutive things hide gift, Less the glory, Inviting in simplicity And in need, Making room for God to move Upon the empty places, To spend Himself. God will not keep company With vain glory, Nor suffer the competition Of the arrogant will. The humble, Empty of self, Win the Heart … Continue reading
