Call to me, loudly command, When you call me forth From the grave of my sin, I rejoice. When, on the Last Day, You call me forth from the tomb, From my burial rest, I shall jubilantly rejoice. With the saints, And angels to cheer me, Invite and speak my name, Command, “Come forth!” Death … Continue reading
Wake the Heavens
Wake the Heavens Peoples of the Earth, This hour beseeches you. Rise from your slumber, Shake off the demons of sloth. Open your eyes, Lift the veil that hides your sin. Peoples of the Earth, The dead beseech you. The living call out. The blind place their hands upon your arm. Truth is at the … Continue reading
About Today
Thursday within the Octave of Easter Solemnity “As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace to you.’ But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See … Continue reading
Blessing of God
“God is blessing us” ..as I wrote those words in a post, a memory came to mind. On pilgrimage in Shanghai in 1994, we witnessed the sun, appearing so very brilliant, seem to move around in the sky. A Chinese man, who looked to be in his eighties or even nineties, observed it, too, and … Continue reading
