A Million Miracles Ride the Deep

A million miracles ride the deep,And play beneath the surfaceOf Your fury,In fall of water,Rounding o’er the rocks,In rush and billows,Froth and foam. Swift river carry meAnd write on my memory.Though seated on the bank,I sail in heart,And hurry,In your wakeFinding joy as a petal,Skirting the obscured,Dancing o’er temptation,In an act of will,To follow in … Continue reading →

Heart’s Desire

O, my Lord,I enthrone YouIn my heart. Bowing before You,I take refugeIn Your Mercy. I clasp fastThe hand of the Virgin,She, who bore my Savior,Now, holds my entreatiesIn her Immaculate Heart. In Mary’s bosom,The Fire of Your LoveRefashions my heart’s desire,That it may reflectThe desires of Your Most Sacred Heart. Here, I appeal to You,In … Continue reading →

Forever in Your Love

You behold me, precious.Your eyes and heart follow me,As a mother, her child. So, here I am,Sometimes happy,Oft’ times soiled,Frequently, lost in distraction.Yet, I lay claim to Your Love. How great and blessed is my future,You designed and destined the waif before You.You cause me and set my course.I, for myself, rejoice that I am thine,And rely … Continue reading →

In Your Silence

Here I am LordI have brought the world and my day with meWhat a motley crew arrayed before YouBut not in vain. We come with a clatterMy noise, our noise,To the Silence.The deafening roarTo the hallowed stillness. Whisper in the chamber of our meetingWhere we tent with You,Hope for the dying,Faith to the listening,Love to … Continue reading →