I’m Doing the Best I Can Do
I say it so often, “I am doing the best I can do.” My heart breaks, For I desire to do all for You, Yet, I am full of myself, And You seem silent. I am still of the earth And aspire to heaven. I am so common, Yet You call me “Beloved”, And “Child … Continue reading
Who is the Poorest of the Poor?
Who is the poorest of the Poor? Is it not the one deprived of womb? Is it not the one gone unnamed? Given a frame But denied rightful claim, Stripped bear of place, No space to grow, Deprived of a proper birth? Is it not the one evicted, Before drawing it’s first breath, Whose beating … Continue reading
A Thousand Trumpets
A thousand trumpets mark Your path. The lips of angels tremble and anticipate As hour fast approaches, For Gabriel’s stormy blast Ushering the Age’s end, When on the clouds You will descend, To come again as way You went . Sun of Justice with Spirit Sword, Your Word to cut between the marrow and the … Continue reading
Work of Love
Make of every heart a tabernacle, A holy space, Home to Thee, An ark, A Mercy seat, Where Cherubim Spread their wings And constantly adore. May heaven alight On one who prays, And rest on that blessed soul, As Pentecost anew. Across the face of the earth Find hallowed home, Ciborium for Thy Blood, Chalice … Continue reading
