Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul. Voices shouting through the years, Silenced as rain upon the shoal. Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul As pillowed sobs still take their toll. Nothing so hard to bear as tears. Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul Voices shouting through the years. ©2012 … Continue reading
Sorrow In the Midst of Joy
In the midst of joy, I bear many sorrows. For the perfection Of the Trinity’s All Holy Work of Love, I place my longing, My yearning, Next to your perfect sorrow. May my cries Pierce your Immaculate Heart, O Holy Mother, As you behold your Son, In His Dying. What good can come of sorrow? … Continue reading
Audio Post – #Morning Prayers from Sts. Mechtilde & Gertrude – |
https://lionessblog.com/audio-post-morning-prayers-from-sts-mechtilde-gertrude/ Joann Nelander lionessblog.com
Morning Sigh
A sigh of longing A sigh of love A sigh bidding to my side The Lord above. Breathe in the Spirit. Breathe in that Holy Ghost. Breathe deeply in the morning The God of hosts. Copyright 2013 Joann Nelander All rights reserved
Awakening
You stretch before me In wondrous expanses. Where are your limits, O Lord? Where the measure That contains Your domain? The ethereal sky, Hugging the mountains, Kissing earth, And spilling love across its plains, Proclaims a God of beauty. Hidden,yet revealed, In the minuscule and mighty, You peer from clouds That radiate streams of Your … Continue reading
You, Before the Altar
Opening my eyes And lifting my head From my prayer, My eyes fell upon you, My friend. Your steady gaze Fixed on the naked Savior, Your arms crossed Over your breast And you, Lost to this world, Spoke my prayer. You, in iconic stature, Embodied my heart’s cry. Bowing my soul, I turned within To … Continue reading
