Wings of Silence My Lord, I spread my wings in this, My poor prayer. I wait, Trustingly, wait, For You, My God You come, hovering, And then, Like a breeze Beneath my pinions, Fill and lift me. I rest on the Wind, Knowing, It is Your Spirit Holding me aloft. At Your invitation, I rise, … 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
Constancy
Constancy My faith is weighed down, Because I know myself, And my inconstancies. But Lord, I know You, And Your eternal and intimate constancy, And so I lean on You. Pick me up, press me to Your cheek, Plant a kiss on my forehead. Before You set me down, To my place in this day, … Continue reading
The Lamb Standing
See, Sweet Lord, how noisy I am. I come before Thee, the God Who Is, With the clash and chatter of my day. You, O Arion, the Lamb Standing, Who appears to have been slain, Reign, triumphantly before me. You, O Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, Establish, Your Rule and Victory, In my poor heart. … Continue reading
