There will be tests even as you settle . To the regular ways of a spiritual life From darkness will come trial and temptation . And how then will you struggle in prayer to resist . Re-establish the serenity of the spirit's peace?
Category: The Flowering of the Poverello
Ocean of Light
. Raised to the infinite grace of life and love . I plunged into eternity conscious of nothing created . Absorbed in the infinity of godliness . That ocean of light where nothing is seen . But God In all things. .
Healing Scars
A vision of friends with the wounds of compassion . Now clothed in garments of joy who had watched him dying . Now know the healing scars that pass all understanding. . Image by pixel2013 from Pixabay
Over the Woods
Over the woods I see many angels in the brilliance of eternity And you are one with them So I know to be sure of your glorious destiny. . Image by HadelVera on Pixabay
Dark Days
On the dark days the devils appear . And read the roll-call of our doubts and fears . Then we need a spirit to visit us in love . Reassure us of forgiveness mercy promised from above.
Disfigurements of the Soul
So many disfigurements Of the soul . We would recoil If we could see each walking thought - . Who will unclothe Our minds . Gently bathe The invisible sores . Of our troubled Hearts? .
The Assault
Constantly assaultedby temptation Doubtand despair Anotherwas needed To incarnatelove to his soul. ~ Inspired by 'The Little Flowers of St. Francis' ~
The Message
The message embracing pain is so pervasive All know the terrible tearings of the spirit The injuries inflicted on our invisible selves And it is to the soul conscious of its susceptibility to spiritual scars That the desolation of the cross offers its way of consolation. ~
New Beings We Are Called To Become
His honey words were spoken in the different tongues of the earth We each in our way tasted the tonic that made our pulse quicken Eager to know the new beings we were called to become. ~ Inspired by 'The Little Flowers of St. Francis' ~
Their Songs Were Of The Fragrances of Heaven
He became a tree and his arms were branches where birds would settle and sing And their songs were of the fragrances of heaven and their music was the taste of the banquet that is shared throughoutall eternity. Inspired by an episode from The Little Flowers of St. Francs of … Continue reading Their Songs Were Of The Fragrances of Heaven
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