Who is the poorest of the Poor? Is it not the one deprived of womb? Is it not the one gone unnamed? Given a frame But denied rightful claim, Stripped bear of place, No space to grow, Deprived of a proper birth? Is it not the one evicted, Before drawing it’s first breath, Whose beating … Continue reading
When My Heart Sings
My poetry begins and ends with prayer. Jesus, His redeeming Death on the Cross, and trust in God’s desire to draw us ever closer to Him in Holy Love, is the music that makes my heart sing. I turn a listening ear to the rhapsody that plays throughout the Universe and Time to catch the … Continue reading
the Salvation and Sanctification of Souls
From the Letters of Maximilian Mary Kolbe <blockquote><strong>Apostolic zeal for the salvation and sanctification of souls</strong> The burning zeal for God’s glory that motivates you fills my heart with joy. It is sad for us to see in our own time that indifferentism in its many forms is spreading like an epidemic not only among … Continue reading
Mary, the Violin
Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, The perfectly fashioned, And tuned instrument, A violin, In the hands of God, As He plays His music For the Son. ©2012 Joann Nelander
Make of Me a Vessel,
Lord , make of me, a vessel, Filled to over-flowing with my God. Transform my water, That becoming wine, I may be poured out At His will and direction, As medicine and libation, For body, mind and soul, Ever joyful in purity, And grateful in thanksgiving. Amen. ©2012 Joann Nelander All rights reserved
To Love You More
I live to love you more, O Lord. Until now, O King, I labored long for little. I trusted to myself, And drew life From diminishing waters. Famine and draught Were upon the land, For Sin had dried the well of plenty. My nights were beset with worry, And the day exhausted my meager stores. … Continue reading
