The Least and the Last,
May I, the least and the last, Who labor in Your vineyard, None the less, bear fruit, One hundred fold. I dare such dreams, And bear such hope, For though, the meanest, And the smallest, Saints and angels attend me, Together, we labor for Your glory. Some know You explicitly, While others simply wonder at … Continue reading
Out of Darkness
I AM WHO AM, God beyond my grasp, Outside of Time and Space, How am I to know You? Calling with the cry of a Babe, You reveal Yourself, To a people in darkness That we may behold You. You bring Light to my blindness. I see in this Holy Infant, “The Father and I … Continue reading
Eyes
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
