5/7/23 Through5/13/23

 5/7/23 Through5/13/23

Sunday

The Father, Jesus now reveals

As He the broken sinner heals

The lowly and the destitute

The blind, the lame, the deaf, and mute

How long must He be present here

To drive away the doubt and fear

That man would see the Way and Life

And count as naught their earthly strife?

Far greater work disciples do

When daily bread received from You

Is recognized as flesh and blood

To thirsty souls will Spirit flood

Monday

A kind of love beyond the lips

A love to gladly suffer whips

A love the world crucifies

A One that for the other dies

A love like this our savior showed

As blood and water freely flowed

From Sacred Heart pierced with a lance

So sinners gain another chance.

The mercy stream He sends our way

To wash our many sins away

And start anew when ere we fail

So love will then at last prevail.

Tuesday

In every trial persevere

And know the grace of God is near

Do not be troubled or afraid

But do with love what ere He bade

If truly, freedom is the goal

Remove attachments from the soul.

Be not deterred by hunger's pain

But firm unto the pledge remain.

Be disciplined in all you do

Let not your passions govern you

But move in ways that spread the news

And always best for others choose.

Endure what ere He sends your way

Each trial small throughout the day

For this is where you gain the strength

To follow calls to greater length.

The grace provided on the way

Is quite enough for every day

So learn to use it well and see

That always He provides for thee

Wednesday

Remain in Me and all is well 

Of this we hear our savior tell 

The branch is fed by living Vine

With Precious Blood in form of wine.

Attached, we flourish, full of fruit

Not so, alone in our pursuit.

For in the Vine alone, we find

The Way, the Truth, and Life combined.

Thursday

Remain in His love by keeping commands

By doing as such, the heart now expands

To see all His teaching and find wisdom there

And rescue the masses from sin and despair.

The Vine is the source of the love that we need

It offers the Bread upon which we feed

And also the Wine that refreshes the soul

Giving joy to the broken and making them whole.

Every choice that we make that opposes His will

Leads us further away, by just standing still.

For onward He goes to the heavenly height

With obedient souls to the Father's delight.

Friday

Delighted with the exhortation

Formed to be a holy nation

For all He draws within the fold

So every man on earth be told

To love another He did ask

And make of this our single task

For love alone can do no harm

And love shall be the luring charm

For when they see the love we give

They too may choose this way to live

and so, will bring the Kingdom here

Where light and truth dispel all fear

Saturday

If loved by all then you must be

Conformed to what the world would see

As one of them that's praised today

For following their sinful way

The way that makes the truth their own

In spite of what the facts have shown

Who guards the flesh as that alone

To which be every favor shown

But those that choose the narrow way

Face persecution every day

But though the road be fraught with strife

It leads us to eternal life,