Meditation: My soul is an even more wondrous creation of God. The material world will one day pass away, but my soul is eternal and will magnify the Lord forever.
"How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin."
(Psalm 19:12-13)Meditation: We suffer from guilt when we fall short of perfection through our own efforts. Yet, God knows we are imperfect creatures and is quick to supply the grace we need to keep moving forward. All he asks is that we repent and persevere.
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Here is the 15th excerpt from my book, Rosary Poetry: Poems on the life of Jesus Christ. Enjoy!
They stripped Him and flung Him down on the cross.
Then stretched His hands and feet toward the nail holes,
As nerves and veins snapped and exposed His bones.
Prophecy fulfilled holy men foretold.
It was our transgressions that caused Him pain:
The nails that pierced His hands, our sins of touch;
Our fleeing Him, the nails that stabbed His feet;
Evil thoughts, thorns that hurt His head so much.
He suffered without respite on the cross.
Sagging down to rest His hands, hurt His feet;
Pulling up to rest his feet, rent His hands;
Leaning back, sharp thorns made His pain complete.
He forgave those who slurred and challenged Him,
Pledging heaven to the repentant thief.
He ached to see His mother grieve below.
It broke Her heart to see His life so brief.
Outcast, He still thirsted for souls to save,
For the pardon of sinners once condemned.
He knew that it was finishing for Him,
Starting for us - Paradise reopened!
His life ebbing, nature rebelled and caused
Light to darken, earth to shake, dead to rise.
His spirit was ready to be set free.
He sighed, gave His Father His soul, and died.
8de Liguori, St. Alphonsus. The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ. Brooklyn, NY: Redemptorist Fathers, 1927. 110-112, 117-119, 121-128. Print.
Copyright © 2010 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material must be done in its entirety with the copyright notice intact This book is not for sale, but is offered to the public free of charge for the glory of God, in deep appreciation for the mercy and grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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