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
Flight of Love
I press my ear To Your Heart, my Jesus. With the beating rhythm, That bounds within Your Breast, My Spirit takes wing, And rushes to Your Side, That pierced and open side, That Gate of Heaven. “Enter,” You invite. Leaving without my fear, I enter in. I am all ear, You, all Heart And Fire, … Continue reading
Stir into Flame
Fire once flame Enkindled by the Spirit, Smolder. Embers still aglow, Await a new Wind, And a prayer, Sent on the breath Of the will, Catalyst and fuel. O Spirit blaze again To the heavens, Sending heat and light To ignite those cold, World-weary and, now, ready. Then will the sparks fly And … Continue reading
Blossom in the Desert
Sad the plight of Man, Mourning the lose of Paradise. Captive to cowardice, Hiding from his God. Cast out, betraying, And accusing one another, Empty of grace, forlorn. One garden of hope remains. One paradise, Ready for the Spring. One immaculate heaven on earth. O Virgin, say but the Word, And your “Fiat” Will blossom … Continue reading
Be Holy! 