How often I beseech “All the angels and saints”, Yet, fail to realize The multitude of the holy, I call to my side. They do come. They come ready to aid, To do battle, To protect, And do bless. God give me eyes, That I may see, For, indeed, I am, too often, Blind. There … Continue reading
Children of Light
Give to me of Yourself That which pleases You. Unite my emptiness With Your fullness, To satisfy and delight Our Father in heaven. Here You are, In me, my Eucharist, Given for me, Exulted, above the world, And yet, Emmanuel, “God with Us”. Give grace to all Children of the Light. Bestow to Your own, … Continue reading
Endeavor
I love the way You keep trying To take the beautiful, And make it more beautiful. Is there no city on a hill, No mountain grandeur, Nor sweeping vista, That can truly satisfy, In its worldly reality? Having travelled all byways, Having scaled the heights, Plumbed the depths As far as you dare, Seek still … Continue reading
Under the Fig Tree
“I Saw You Under the Fig Tree.” All our yesterdays are forgotten With the rush of Tomorrow. All the words fade away. Images are fleeting. All praise passes into oblivion. The compliments lost, As unrecorded history. All things are sand Falling through the fingers of the Future. None endure the winds of Time. So, what … Continue reading
