I listened as a tulip spoke. Perched on her podium, She sat in Your sunshine, There upon my table, Her feet wet upon stones, Emersed from crystalline life. No tongue could speak such eloquence. How stately and sincere. Earlier she had bowed low, Her back broken, Unable to lift her head or eyes to heaven, … Continue reading
Savior’s Repose
My dearest Mother, Take my outstretched hand. And accompany me, From moment to moment, From love of God, To loving Him evermore purely, That I may be a heavenly garden, A place for the Savior’s repose, In the midst of my everyday, Until the angels carry me home. copyright 2015 Joann Nelander Joann Nelander lionessblog.com
Prayer of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in
Prayer of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful and tepid priests ; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; … Continue reading
You are the Music
Jesus, write the symphony of my life. In Your Mystery of becoming, Blend every note, And sing the harmony That embraces the sinner To create the saint. You are here With the Father and Holy Spirit, Supping and residing, I receive You in Holy Communion, Grant that I might never neglect You, My Holy Guests. … Continue reading
Wings of Silence
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
