Flower in the Sun
Make me as a flower in sun and rain.May I, as by nature, turn to follow YouIn Your course throughout my life. Let Your holy, healing watersPenetrate my beingAs roots, planted securely,In Your Providential soilDrink of Your constant streams. As it is Your nature to water and supply,May I by Rebirth,Unfurl my gownsTo Solomon’s delight.
November 3 Saint Martin de Porres St. Martin was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. His father was a Spanish nobleman and his mother a former slave from Panama. St. Martin apprenticed under a physician, receiving solid medical training. He became a member of the Dominican Third Order and lived as a lay brother at … Continue reading
One Thousand Little Moments
A Thousand Little Moments I fail and I fall.“Yes, Father, it’s me, again.”My prayers and tears reach Your heart with plaintiff sighs. I reach for Love, as a baby grasps the finger,Securing You to my heart,Binding You by trifles.A thousand little moments, like a knitter’s weave,Trivial triumphs conquering like souls,For made in Your image, I … Continue reading
Be Holy! 