My Love Long ago you drove away I watched in horror and stared in pain Confused, confound and conflicted, lost in my mind My body restricted No strength to move was I to find My love drove away leaving me behind Hardened heart for no other to be a part With pain hidden grew to distrust But the love I contained, I could no longer restrain Wanting to share, I looked to God and laid my thoughts bare A promise He kept, but misconstrued The trust I gave, partial at best A test To guard my heart and ignore its unrest As if anticipated, the love I gave was never accepted Instead boredom, stagnant and sloth Cast out, trust intact as cracks grew across my heart But God true to his word, sent not one but three to love Now I ask, please send me a bride, a true love to grow in stride My horror now replaced anticipation, contemplation Of so many things in creation My heart now broken from stone above crumbled rocks it laid o pen and bare Free to accept, free to receive the...
"When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ who is the fullness of humanity." --Pope St. John Paul II