December 13, 2013

My Journey to God

A Rose in December

(Dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe)

A rose in December
Bespeaks of mighty things,
Unknown things,
Impossible things
That yet may be possible.

A rose in December
Unlikely, out of place
Yet there it is:
Tall, strong, beautiful for all to see.

I once heard a story
Of roses in December.
A peasant, a vision, impossible things.
A sweet story, I thought; inspiring—
But that is all: A story.

Yet now in my own backyard
A rose in December.
Unbidden, mysterious,
A gift, reminding me that all
Is not as it may seem.

By Linda Abner
 

(Linda Abner is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Indianapolis. She was inspired to write this poem by the blossoming of a rose at her home in a previous December. It was an event which recalled for her the miraculous roses that Our Lady of Guadalupe invited St. Juan Diego to pick and give to his bishop as a confirmation that she truly appeared to him.) †

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