1/19/25 Through 1/25/25

1/19/25 Through 1/25/25

Sunday

Abundance in His love for man

Our Lord has shown since time began

A garden rich with running stream

A gift for man, from Love Supreme.

A wedding feast with wine to spare

Most delicate and finest fare

Abundantly His gifts bestowed

And free to all His graces flowed.

But foolish men have turned away

And tried to find another way

With independence, pride, and greed,

Away from Purest Love, they lead.

The Cross, for love, the greatest sign

His Blood, the choicest ever wine.

No less than all He gives to man

His love supreme since time began.

Monday

Make of me a wineskin new

One willing to expand with you

Fill me with Your grace today

That I may follow well Your way.

Tuesday

Anchored in the hope of glory

Perseverance is my story

Firmly gripping to His promise,

Perfect Love, my joy and solace.

Nothing here of value lasting 

All our choices here are casting

Molds for living life eternal

See within, beyond external.

Wednesday

Melchizedek, no line beginning

King of Peace the title winning.

Priest forever without end

One like you will Father send.

A Son of God this priest resembles

Jesus, far more proof assembles

Death He proves cannot destroy,

Life eternal we enjoy.

In synagogue the wicked scheming

Christ about His work redeeming

Nay a rule forbidding good

Check again, the leaders should.

By far, more precious life for living

Than the rules, but outline giving.

Use the brain He's given you

Find what's holy, good, and true.

Thursday

A priest unlike another one

The Holy, Spotless, Only Son

A sacrifice so pure and clean

A one like this before unseen.

No copy, but the Real McCoy

A One with power to employ

To heal and bless and cleanse of sin

To wash away our filth within.

To such a One I come in praise

I wish to follow all His ways

His will alone will bring me peace,

Contentment that will never cease.

Friday

Among the chosen, twelve were named

But one of them was traitor famed

Ten martyred in horrific ways,

One placed in exile many days.

Of traitor's death in much despair

The soul with Wisdom must beware.

Christ suffered death to free from sin

And purify what's deep within.

The others persevered to see

Though weakly cowards, most would be,

That resurrection was to come

And by the Cross is vict'ry won.

Embracing every cross that comes

We prove ourselves adopted sons

So don't despair but persevere

And know His help is always near.

Saturday

A brightness all around him shone

But blindness struck to him alone.

They led him on to shelter there

Three days he spent in silent prayer.

In silence there it was revealed

The truth which was before concealed

That Jesus was the Son of God

And Saul must preach to lands abroad.

For Jesus changes everything.

The crying voice will learn to sing.

The scales of blindness fall away

And Spirit leads with what to say.

Damascus moments may be rare

But all somehow become aware.

That Jesus chose us all to be

His witnesses so others see.