Pentecost

Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-34; Cor 12: 3-7, 12-13; John 20: 19-23

breath
of Spirit
come down
upon us
one body
sharing
different
gifts for
common good
the face
of earth
renewed
as we speak
our own tongue
yet hear
in our heart
the marvels
of God’s love
our oneness
and see
glory

Do you live by the breath of God’s spirit?
Do you see our oneness in God?
What do you hear with your heart?

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Acts 22:30-23:6-11; Psalm 16:1-11; John 17:20-26

within
God’s sphere
of Unity
we envision
all possibility
for love
and peaceful
existence
as we see
an abundance
that lives
within our means
in Spirit
releasing us
from greed
and lust
hoarding
and resentment
into a flow
of sharing
and giving
as a way
of receiving
no past to cling to
as all is fulfilled
in this Present moment

How are you fulfilled in God in this present moment?

Visitation of Mary

Romans 12:9-16; Isaiah 12:2-6; Luke 1:39-56

a child leaps
within
the womb
knowing
even in secret
what is to come
a saving grace
of love
through a woman’s “yes”
of faith

what joy to come
when we finally see
who we are
meant to be
and satisfy
the poor
and hungry
with food
for their body
and our souls

How do you satisfy the world’s hunger?