The Convert
By G. K. Chesterton After one moment when I bowed my head And the whole world turned over and came upright, And I came out…
Keep readingHymn – Lead me Lord
Blessed are the poor in spiritLonging for their LordFor God’s coming kingdom shall be theirsBlessed are the sorrowingFor they shall be consoledAnd the meek shall…
Keep readingHymn – Christ Be Our Light
1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the…
Keep readingAt the Church of the Nativity
–Bryce A. Taylor Upstanding persons surely find it odd, The way these pilgrims crawl to Bethlehem. How baffling is the foolishness of God. Two thousand…
Keep readingMagnificat hymn – December 19,2019
The moon with borrowed light gives witness to the sun, Discretely fading with the night when morning has begun. John’s borrowed light was drawn from…
Keep readingMagnificat hymn – looking for the right road
Sung to the tune of “I heart the Voice of Jesus say” We strive with all our strength and soul To do what life requires,…
Keep readingLove Letter from the Father
A reminder that you are a beloved child. I found this somewhere, though I don’t know where. My child, You might not know me, but…
Keep readingHymn -God calling?
God calling yet; shall I not hear? Earth’s pleasure shall I not hold dear? Shall life’s swift passing years all fly, And still my soul…
Keep readingHymn – In Christ Alone
In labor all creation groans Till fear and hatred cease, Till human hearts have understood; In Christ alone is peace. In labor all creation groans…
Keep readingHymn – Son of Man
The Son of Man has come to save The lost and dark of mind. All men and women bound in chains In him their freedom…
Keep readingHymn – Light and Truth
Your words to me are light and truth; From day to day they show Their wisdom, passing earthly lore, As in their truth I grow.…
Keep readingHymn – Abide with me
Abide with me; fast fall the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless,…
Keep readingHymn – A Spendthrift Lover
A spendthrift lover is the Lord Who never counts the cost Or asks if heaven can afford To woo a world that’s lost. Our lover…
Keep readingHymn – In light inaccessible
A beautiful hymn in the Magnificat this morning – what beautiful images it makes in my thoughts: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible…
Keep readingHymn – Come, Lazarus
Sung to the tune of Amazing Grace: “Come, Lazarus,” the Savior called; and from the stony grave came forth his friend, from death unthralled, to…
Keep readingHymn – Baptism
The waters of our mother earth, Her rivers, oceans, lakes and springs, Are mirror to the depths of God – The freshness at the heart…
Keep readingHymn – We walk by faith
We walk by faith, and not by sight; No gracious words we hear From Him who spoke as none e’er spoke; But we believe Him…
Keep readingHymn – Living Lord
Living Lord, our praise we render! His the blood for sinners shed. In the Father’s power and splendor Christ is risen from the dead. Death’s…
Keep readingHymn – Jesus, Lover of my Soul
Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to thy mercy fly, While the nearer waters rolls, While the tempest still is high: Hide me, O…
Keep readingHymn – Our Lady of Lourdes
Before the fruit is ripened by the sun, Before the petals or the leaves uncoil, Before the first fine silken root is spun, A seed…
Keep readingHymn – Morning Prayer
O God of mercy, by whose hand Your people still are fed; Who through this weary pilgrimage Have all our fathers led: Our vows, our…
Keep readingPoem – Candlemas
The Candlemas Procession Lumen Ad revelationem gentium. Look kindly, Jesus, where we come, New Simeons, to kindle, Each at Your infant sacrifice his…
Keep readingHymn – My Soul Longs for the Lord
As longs the deer for running springs, So longs my soul for Christ, the Well; From him, the living waters flow Through wastes where withered…
Keep readingHymn – Blessings from God’s Hand
All who seek to know and serve God, See the past and understand: None who hoped were disappointed; Rich the blessings from God’s Hand! None…
Keep readingHymn – Before Thy Throne I Kneel
I have changed this a bit – from the plural to me Before thy throne, O God, I kneel: Give me a conscience quick to…
Keep readingHymn – Wind’s Wide Quarters
Sung to tune of All Glory, Laud, and Honor From all the wind’s wide quarters, Come, see the feast is spread. Of soul-sustaining waters, Of…
Keep readingHymn – Morning Has Broken
Sung to Morning has Broken This day God sends me Strength as my steersman, Might to uphold me, Wisdom as guide. Your eyes are watchful.…
Keep readingHymn- Jesus the very thought of Thee
Jesus, the very thought of thee With sweetness fills the breast: But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest. Nor voice…
Keep readingHymn – Human Worth
No weight of gold or silver Can measure human worth; No soul secures its ransom With all the wealth of earth; No sinners find their…
Keep readingHymn – Holy Week
Wide open are thy hands Paying with more than gold The awful debt of guilty men, Forever and of old. Ah, let me grasp those…
Keep readingPoem – Splinters From the Cross
Little headaches, little heartaches, little griefs of everyday Little trials and vexations, how they throng around our way! One great Cross, immense and heavy, so…
Keep readingPoem – St. John the Evangelist
The life, which God’s incarnate Word Lived here below with men, Three blest evangelists record With heav’n inspired pen: John soars on high, beyond the…
Keep readingPoem – Once In Royal David’s City
Words: Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848. Link opens in a new window at an external site, the excellent Cyberhymnal Music: “Irby,”…
Keep readingPoem -Gratefulness by George Herbert (1593-1633)
Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, a grateful heart. See how thy beggar works on thee By art. He…
Keep readingHymn – My soul longs for Christ
As longs the deer for running springs, So longs my soul for Christ, the Well: From him, the living waters flow Through wastes where withered…
Keep readingHymn – Unsung Saints
We sing for all the unsung saints, That countless, nameless throng. Who kept the faith and passed it on With hope steadfast and strong Through…
Keep readingHymn – Thirsting for God
For God, the living God, I thirst. Like dew upon the fleece come down, Like rain upon the desert sand,…
Keep readingPoem – Just Checking in Today
*A Minister passing through his church* *In the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar* *To see who came to pray. Just…
Keep readingPoem – Darkness Before Dawn
September 7, 1980 Darkness before dawn, the world quiet and still All nature awaits the sign of His will. The morning approaches with the touch…
Keep readingPoem – I Am Just A Simple Man
I am just a simple man – a fisherman by trade. As evening comes I take my nets And row my boat to sea. Every…
Keep readingHymn – Oh Blessed Spring
O blessed spring, where word and sign Embrace us into Christ the vine: Here Christ enjoins each one to be A branch of this life-giving…
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Reflections on my Journey 