"GOD'S LOVE"

The weight of despair laid upon my burdened shoulders, as the phantom of suffering smothered the ray of hope that often lit my path in my darkest hours....

Falling to my knees, unable to conjure the strength to travel this road any further, I looked to the heavens as tears of my soul's torment streamed down my face, which was contorted by misery as my voice uttered a prayer from my heart....

Merciful Lord, the seasons of my life have brought forth no resolution to my plight, as injustice has successively drowned my cries for freedom and grief has destroyed my capacity to see that Ray of Light that has led me through so many shadows...

The sound of my voice trailed off as my body heaved convulsively with the anguish of my sorrows and I contented myself to submit in defeat.

In that precious moment, the gloomy chill of desolation began to abate as Heaven descended in Love and a magnificent Seraph lited me to my feet with the strength of its angelic wings, while a cherub wiped the tears from my cheeks with an adoring look upon its face....

Then, a thunderous voice wafted down with the Authority of Eternity and said, "My son, I have always loved you...Even before I laid the foundation of the Earth, were you one with Me.

So, stand upon your feet and lift your chin, for all the world will one day testify to My splendor...

Therefore, sustain your faith in My Love for you, My child and ever listen to the whispers of its melody....

And know I am always with you, closer to you than your own heart.

If you shall ever fall again, under the burdens of this world, I shall again lift you with the Glory of My love and mercy."

Now, here I stand, with the foundation of my soul rooted firmly in the faith of the promise of the Cross and in my seat in the Heart of God...I shall not tarry in my journey back to You, My Lord.

“LIBERTY”

              ( inspired by a dream)

 As the flickering gleam    of the stars declare the onset of night’s dark curtain descending upon the sky, I find myself amidst a garden of heavenly designed beauty and the pleasant fragrances of jasmine that are gently floating through the air, filling my nostrils with every breath.

Standing near a stream of crystalline brilliance, which appears as pure as tears flowing from nature’s eyes, I see a beautiful maiden in an angelic-white raiment gazing faithfully at the moon and speaking softly to herself.

Slowly I move to approach her, ever wondering who she may be... but, as I near her presence, I begin to see how the sorrowful expression of her delicate face was that of one imprisoned by sadness.

“Who are you?” My saddened heart inquired, as I stood before this ghostly beauty, seeking to know her pain, so that I may shoulder it as my own. However, the grief, which clutched her voice, forbade her to speak, for she merely stared at me with some mute understanding of my existence, yet I understood not.

Again, as if pouring forth the depths of my soul, seeking Eternal Truth, I beseeched, “What is your name?” Moreover, again, silence was the reply that escaped her lips but suddenly an elevated sense of understanding filled every fiber of my being, as I realized in awe that she was the Savior of the captive and oppressed...

But, as I reached out to place my own personal shackles upon her hands, she unexpectedly disappeared from my faculty of sight, like a sigh into the wind, and in a weakened voice, that spoke of untold ages of injustice, I heard an utterance that reverberated throughout the garden, saying........

“My name is Liberty!”

                         "BEAUTY"

When the earth was formless and empty, the Great Architect fashioned the essence of Beauty from the purity of unconditional Love, that shone like the brightest of stars in the heavens, upon the surface of the deep.

Perfect being the knowledge and creative wisdom of the Creator Supreme, Beauty has soared through timeless skies of countless ages, as has the story of the snow white dove that flew from the hand of Noah after the great deluge.....

But, never in all the years my soul has travelled these plains of earthly existence have I ever witnessed Beauty so perfectly manifested as it is in you....

So, thank you most glorious God for creating My Mother!