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Hidden Jesus

Posted by Be Holy on July 29, 2014
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Catholic, Christian, faith, poetry, prayer, religion and spirituality. Leave a comment

Hidden Jesus,
You fill my heart with desire.
I feel the agony
Of this earthly foray.

In Your Presence
Faith fills the silence.
Truth like beauty
Say You passed this way.

Your footprints in Time
Dot the heavens.
While I stand in the vestibule of eternity,
As one holding paradise at bay.

Aching emptiness
Of temporal schemes and dreams,
But mask my loneliness
For yet another day.

Step over the threshold
Where angel guards Eden’s gate
To drip Your fingers
Into my life as now I pray.

Copyright 2014 Joann Nelander

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Entombed With Eucharistic Love

Posted by Be Holy on July 28, 2014
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You, O Lord, inflame my heart.
Rush on me, O Lord!
Rush on me, O Holy Spirit,
As I devour You, O God,
Devour Me.

Descend into my depths.
Awaken my soul.
Resurrect my poor spirit.
Rise in my heart.
I am Your servant, Lord.

My members are now
Your members, Jesus.
My heart, Your heart,
My eyes, Your eyes,
My ears, Your ears.

Arise, O Lord! Inflame, O Lord!
On every cell imprint Your Name.
On every fiber, imprint Your Image.
My frame, Your temple,
My will, Your altar.

Yours, Yours, I am Yours.
Lay me down next to You,
Entombed in Eucharistic Love,
Now and forever, Yours.

Heart of my heart,
I love you,
Repaying Love with love,
Yet, wholly inadequate,

Living out of Your Being for supply.

Answering Your call,
The Spirit and the Bride, say “Come!”
I answer, “Come. Come, Lord Jesus,
Bridegroom of my soul!
Finally, eternally, come!

Come Eternal Flame!
Baptise me, O Holy Spirit;
Holy Fire of the Father’s Love.
Eternal Father, Trinity,
One Son, forever.  Eucharistic Sun.

by Joann Nelander

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Scientific Proof of God by Prof Gerald Schroeder

Posted by Be Holy on July 25, 2014
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DNA–Proof for a Creator?

Posted by Be Holy on July 23, 2014
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Vanity’s Fool

Posted by Be Holy on July 23, 2014
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Suppose vanity exults creation
Above Creator?
Capture the moment.
Worship the image
As possessing life.

Gaze on the ship in the bottle,
A gimmick,
Devoid of wonder.
Just big enough to drink in,
Merely a sip by comparison
To the soul setting upon the sea
To catch the Wind in its sails
To be carried aloft
In hallowed abandonment.

Vanity thanks its fortune,
And prostrates itself
Before its stars.
No One to thank
No  One due worship.
Just another ship in a bottle.
Taking on water
And disappearing ‘neath
Life’s waves.

Rudderless fool
Contemplating the form of things,
Playing with beauty,
As though creating it anew.
A kaleidoscope of folly
Spills on the worldly canvas.

All the while,
God shines forth in His creation,
Only the willful blind fail to see.
Preferring a world of mirrors
To the light and splendor of Truth.

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Scriptural Rosary Podcast

Posted by Be Holy on July 22, 2014
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Joyful Scriptural Mysteries – Podcast

Luminous Scriptural Mysteries – Podcast

Sorrowful Scriptural Mysteries Pt.1 Podcast

Sorrowful Scriptural Mysteries Pt.2 Podcast

Glorious Scriptural Mysteries –

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Choice–#Christian Poetry

Posted by Be Holy on July 21, 2014
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Given a choice,

give me  grace

that I might choose

Your holy Will.

 

by Joann Nelander

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By Your Presence

Posted by Be Holy on July 20, 2014
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You, by Your Presence, O Lord,
Are Light to my darkness.
You are the kiss upon my brow,
The oil upon my head,
The arms of sweet embrace,
The banner over my heart.

You, All Love,
Bless this child of Your magnificent
And magnanimous Mercy.
Day by day.
I find You all about me.

Flowers and fields,
Spread before me
As a welcoming blanket.
Come rest awhile, You invite.
I come and I delight.

©2011 Joann Nelander

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Greatest Offering by Tswi da ChristMic

Posted by Be Holy on July 20, 2014
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THE BEST PRESENTATION nEVER GIVEN at WYD

Posted by Be Holy on July 20, 2014
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