My hope for you

Poetry speaks to our minds and hearts and is meant to communicate more than the sum of its words. It is an apt expression of our walk with the Lord. I encourage you to forward this link to those you love. I pray this poetry leads you into reflection and prayer but I also want to start a conversation. You, too, have something to share with others-not only in person, but also here. Your experience is yours to give away to build up and learn from others in the Body of Christ. Share the word that you hear, the experiences you have lived. We are all part of the New Evangelization.If you also want to contact me by email, feel free: genefirn@yahoo.com

Table of contents: October 7, 2012

Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Look


unrestrained tears
never ending
never comforting
only piercing 
wrapped my heart
in grief's shroud
after my
boastful professions
condemned me
not once but thrice
in sterile denials of 
my Love's Identity
but Mercy's Look
exposed my soul
drenching my pride 
in a mirror of humble 
regret and yet still
bore my guilt when 
my misdeeds' memories
awoke by morning's cry...
but now...looking back 
upon my stark accusations 
Unrequited Forgiveness
finds no resistance by
my simple repentance
which loosens the bonds 
by removing the shame
and gently reveals the 
start of new horizons
after the third day dawned...

Reflection/Discussion:

-How does "The Look" describe Peter's experience?
-Why did just a Look affect Peter so much?
-Have you ever had an experience like Peter's? Describe it.
-What is 'Unrequited Forgiveness'?
-Does 'Unrequited Forgiveness' remove your shame? Why / not?
-If it does not, what is the source of the shame? 
-How do you deal with it?
-How does Peter's experience portray the true meaning of 'simple repentance'?
-Is anything keeping you from 'simple repentance'? 
-If so, why? How do you deal with it to receive 'forgiveness'?  
-What does 'repent and believe the Gospel' mean?

Friday, March 26, 2010

The Cup

overwhelmed
I lay face down
numbed by agony
desperately searching for
another possible alternative
to accomplish My Merciful
Mission while being bathed 
in streams of torment which
conflicts My Heart with an
unrestrained aversion for
what I know is coming
made even more burdensome
by the images of countless souls
vehemently rejecting My out-
stretched Hand as they plunge 
into the eternal fires... yet... Grace 
enables Me to set My Face like 
flint in resolute determination to 
descend into the valley of the 
shadow of death reserved in 
silent acceptance while oozing 
Redemption in a Passionate 
Embrace burnishes My Soul 
without compromise by no longer 
grasping at any resourceful reprieve..
so...alone in company...fighting the 
deceitful temptation of abandonment 
from above the burden drowns Me in
Victorious Defeat and by consuming 
the bitter Cup steels My resolve for 
the many hearts now and still to come 
who will Surrender to Salvation's Gift
in a Vision Trusting My Father
for the Triumphant Outcome

Reflection/Discussion:

-How does "The Cup" describe Jesus' experience in the garden?
-How does "The Cup"  show Jesus' humanity?
-What does "conflicts Me into a torment oozing Redemption" mean?
-What does "victorious defeat" mean?
-How can Jesus' experience in the garden be an integral part of your prayer life?
-What us meant by "abandoned from above"?
-What is the "Triumphant Outcome" spoken about?