Trial and Temptation

  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?  

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 …