Sister, what is it like
to wear that heavy band
of everlasting love
everlasting burden

Sister, how does it feel
to wear that veil that brands
forever pure
forever different

Sister, what is it like
to receive your Love
in holy kisses
of Body and Blood

Sister, how does it feel
to lose your life
and find it?

You guided those two ships
on their destined course
to collide,
share treasures,
melt into one

You picked this humble seed
to water with Your tears
sweat, blood,
grow and blossom
beautiful flower

You heard this single note
fell in love
dreamt a plan
and wrote this symphony
of a life

the only choice i see is His.

i have grabbed hold of a hope
a thread from Heaven
a tiny thread of her robe.
and i hug it, bless it, love it

because it means there’s still a Love

infinitely beginning
never, ever ending
no matter how many times
i fall,
there’s a tiny thread from Heaven
hanging within reach.

The Lord is with thee.

Did My skin get ripped away
just for you to watch?
Did I bear their insults
for you to stand idle?
Was My body raw with blood
so you could remain

SILENT?

Who else will see My wounds?
Who else will hear My cries?
Who else will know My love?
Who else will
if you will
tell them nothing?

We climbed the mountain before you died
Climbed that mountain
One foot at a time
Climbed the mountain before

We prayed in the garden before you died
Prayed in that garden
One word at a time
Prayed in that garden before

We broke the bread before you died
Broke that bread

You drank that cup before we

Fell asleep at your feet
Before you died
We fell asleep before you died
Before we had

We carried the cross before you died
We carried that cross
One hurt at a time
We carried the cross before

You died before we had new life
New life
New life
You died before we had

Awoken.

In Your presence,
i am
            who You made me
            right now

i am kneeling
and i forgot my knees
i am gazing
and i forgot my gaze 
 

The hurts,
the regrets
the past
peels away
and i am with You –
simply in Your presence 

The fears,
the wishes
the future
dissipates
i am with You now –
just me
You command
            my being
            and stillness 

Your glory radiates
and fills me
so that there is
no choice involved –
i am in Your presence
and i love You;
there is no separation. 

This is why i love to be with
You, Lord.
There is nothing happening outside.
You have made time to
stand still.
You have shown me peace
            it exudes me now –
peace.
i enter the sanctuary
and You smile, saying,
“Peace
be with you.”
And i fall to my knees
in Your presence. 

amen.

Jesus
I enter Your house,
And I understand why
they left their nets
and followed You.

Oh Jesus
My whole body knows that You are here.
My chest is filled and bursting with love
It flows through me like blood and oxygen
It becomes my atmosphere
You become my only concern

Jesus
Jesus
I want to stay
Let me kneel at your feet a little longer
Basking in the only place
Where Love is certain

Let Your name be the song my heart sings;
A never-ending ballad
Each time more sweet than the last

Jesus
Jesus
You are the most beautiful
Lord and Master
Jesus
Jesus
God above all gods
Humble still
Jesus
Most glorified shall Your name be forever
Stay with me
Speak with me
Help and protect me

So strong
So consuming is Your very presence, Jesus.
All else falls away

Jesus
All of my worries must fall at Your name

Dear Jesus,

i am so amazed at Your Love.
i am so amazed that i can be so confident
of endless mercy
from You.

For though You are God,
You came to us,
who are stained by sin,
and did not simply take on our flesh

You were born one of us.
You lived as one of us.
You died as one of us.

And how can we repay You, o God?
For we have torn Your Flesh
ripped Your Dignity
parched Your precious Lips
from which poured forth the Kingdom

We have pierced Your Heart
spat on You
and stabbed Your healing Hands.

How much more
could we have done?

we,
whom You love with all
Your perfect Heart and Soul
Mind, Strength, and Spirit,
Body, Blood, and Divinity
we betrayed You,
o God

and still,
forever,
You forgive.

amen, Alleluia!

Jesus,
You gaze lovingly at my soul
It is wrapped in your gaze.
Embraced my soul with your presence

Jesus,
Your voice is a mystery
Coming from both heaven and earth
From inside and outside of me
A voice I both can and cannot hear
Overpowering and soft

Jesus,
Such a King
Worthy of more honor than we can give
Present among us
Just because of Love

So we lift our eyes and voices
Giving honor to the Holy Presence
God among us:
Jesus.

April 12, 2006

i knelt before You on an injured knee
i sang to you and cried for You
            and strained to hear You speak.
You kissed my soul in Holy Sacrifice
You covered me with love
You smiled as i sang to You.

Your angels held me up tonight
and hugged me as I climbed.
The moon reminded me of You – 
            ever-present, wondrous light.

i watched the stars dance at Your Name,
flying and burning and breathing for You.
They looked like fireworks
set off by the saints.