November 29, 2013

My Journey to God

Longing for Emmanuel

Still my soul, O God of Advent.
Attune my heart’s ear
to the ancient songs
of promise,
of possibility
of a world overflowing with plowshares.

With Spirit-breath,
fan the embers of my soul
into a fire that cannot be contained,
a heat that might penetrate even the stone-cold heart,
an energy that sustains the journey.

Kindle within me a light
that will permeate my inner darkness,
igniting anew a passion for Kingdom-living.

By Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom, O.S.B.
 

(Benedictine Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom is a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove. She teaches theology at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis.) †

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