I live to love you more, O Lord. Until now, O King, I labored long for little. I trusted to myself, And drew life From diminishing waters. Famine and draught Were upon the land, For Sin had dried the well of plenty. My nights were beset with worry, And the day exhausted my meager stores. … Continue reading
What Else is There?
All that matters, To be like Christ, What else is there? Want what the Father wants, Love, love, love! Suffer with Jesus, As He suffers, Lack of love In the world, In people, In Christians. The world belongs to God, Creator of Beauty, Holiness, Truth, All that is. Creation confesses Jesus, Gives witness … Continue reading
Abiding All the While
We await Your Second Coming, O Lord. In reality, You never left us. Your Body and Blood, Upon the altar of Your Presence, Witness to Your People, Your constancy. Before Your dying upon the Cross, You prepared a Body for Yourself in the Church, Embracing those who would soon desert You, Feeding Your Apostles the … Continue reading
Sunrise in High Heaven – Sonrise
Empty the tomb, The wrappings set aside. No Body to be found, Faith in triumph shouts. It is Easter dawn. Joy spills or’ heaven’s ledge As sun rises to high heaven. Hope blankets earth’s face. Love penetrates its depth. A people, newborn, Called forth to be light. Witnesses stand forth, Wrapped about in wedding garb, … Continue reading
