8/14/22 Through 8/20/22

 8/14/22 Through 8/20/22

Sunday

The fire burns away the dross

Some look on this as on a loss,

But that's how souls are purified

To be with Him one unified

The fire feared, and yet desired

Let all men know is that required

To find One holy, good, and true

Who, in His love has fashioned you.

Be not afraid to enter in

And use your will to conquer sin

How true, the flame will scorch and sting

But in the end will freedom bring.

A freedom to His purpose see

The happiness He meant for thee.

Within His will all good contained

Alas, the unity obtained.

Monday

Most beautiful of all the earth

Who gave our blessed Savior birth

Oh, blessed, pure, and undefiled

Help me to know your Holy Child.

Resplendent as the light of day

Around your head the stars array

The moon beneath your feet may glow

But not your taste of glory know.

His lowly servant ever blest

In finest garments ever dressed

Great glory to the Mother Queen

As none before have ever seen.

Lowly now, so high exalted

Never once before was faulted

Purity beyond all knowing

Truth and Love within her growing.

Bearing patiently all sorrow

Trusting always on the morrow

At the cross her station keeping

O'er His bloodied body weeping.

Here before the Blessed Mother

Pure and true, and like no other

I ask, dear Mother, plead for me

To Jesus, be the way for me.

Tuesday

When all are gods and none are gods

Pure chaos rules the day

When e'er we look are false facades

Then lost becomes our way.

Humility will turn the tide

And open up the eyes

We'll see how much the riches lied

And none, of value, buys.

Wednesday

We look for more for doing less

To find some way to cheat

Instead of finding ways to bless

And others' needs to meet.

Thursday

Your flesh unworthily received

By selfishness and sin deceived

Your offering in every day

Must be for me what rules my day.

So wash me clean of every sin

Replace the stone that's deep within

With one of flesh that I may live

And all my praise to Thee may give.

Friday

With all your heart, with all your soul,

With all your mind then be made whole.

No more the bones be dry and dead

If by His word you're daily fed.

Your neighbor too, as love demands

Beloved as you, by His commands.

As sinew joins and flesh gives shape

We stand in awe with mouths agape.

For when with spirit You adorn

A mighty army there is born.

And then the land shall be restored

For thus I saith, as the Lord.

Your dead be raised and life anew

Your land be given back to you.

My Spirit dwelling in your soul,

Alive forever, fully whole.

Saturday

Do as they say, not as they do

For that, my friend is good for you.

Not practicing the things they preach,

A quicker way to hell they teach.

They choose the glory here and now

Above the way of life somehow.

Exalted here, but humbled then

They go the way of foolish men.

The greatest must the servant be

To follow closely after Me.

And find in humble service then

The goal of all the righteous men.