Hope, an anchor tossed, Plummeting to fathomless deep, Careless of the cost. Hope, an anchor tossed, Implacable, while storms accost. Faith, the ground, the keep. Hope an anchor tossed, Plummeting to fathomless deep Copyright Joann Nelander (experimental triolet)
Bathed in the Spirit
I bathe my whole life In the Blood of Christ.In Spirit, I place my Soul, In the form of a new born, In the water that flowed From the Side of Jesus, At the piecing Of His most Sacred Heart. O Holy Bath, flow over me. Flow within me, Permeating even To the marrow of … Continue reading
A Place Apart
A desert You prepare for me.In solitude You allure me.An encounter awaits me,Your heart waiting for mine.A thousand betrayals,Hasn’t dimmed Your visionFor Love’s elect. Joann Nelander
Clinging
Clinging, clinging to You, As a leaf clasping the vine With mouth pressed And soul hungry, Receiving in its will Sustenance and vigor. Stress, season, time, And the tempters three, World, Devil and fleshy me, Turn, test and try resolve. Clinging, I cling, Clasping fast, For only the glue of love Suffice as bond, To … Continue reading
Be the Sun in Me
Be, O Lord, the Sun in me. Despite, my clouds, Masking Your Beauty, Be seen as light invisible, Going forth, in the Spirit, To the world, A world in need of Revelation. Pierce the veil of my travail. Linger long to suffer my malaise, My unsettled wine. By grace, bless me, As you bless those … Continue reading
Be Holy! 