Clutching You to my heart, My sins before me, I make Your Death, My dying, And find my life. You give Yourself to me. You give Yourself for me. I hold Your cold, Your bruised and bloodless Body As I pray. Wiping the spittle from Your Face, I behold the Man, My sins before me … Continue reading
KEEPER OF MY SOUL
KEEPER OF MY SOUL I am because You are. I will always be, Because you create me for eternity. Who can grasp the eternal soul? Who but Man is spirit celestial, Yet of this earth terrestrial? What does it matter that I am matter, Made for this world and Time, Yet envisioning a paradise more … Continue reading
LONGINUS, SOLDIER SAINT
Longinus, You, who beheld Life, As your Savior Hung between Heaven and Earth, Dying on His Cross, Your heart came alive At the sight of the Mother’s agony. The thrust of your spear Lanced the heart of the Christ And pierced your own To let Him enter, He, who would henceforth, Possess you in contemplation. … Continue reading
