Solitude
Still room.
Bent knees.
Slanted brows.
I sought the Lord revealed to me.
I heard no voice but an inner impulse say,
“I am your peace, your joy, your love.
I am constantly revealed to you”.
In your joy, I am present.
In your love, I am near,
When you have peace
You have me.
Prayer of Rest
Quiet me to the point
That I hear nothing but your voice
May I be close enough to
Feel your heartbeat
Still enough to know your beside me,
And in rest
Watch as you renew me.
This poem was inspired by Psalm 27 which says, “to gaze on the beauty of the Lord”. I was struck by the word gaze as in our day and age many seem to offer a mere glance because they do not take the time to be still and “contemplate the wonders of the Lord”.
Stillness
Still, be still my soul.
When the rush of life increases
I need stillness all the more.
To sit, to meditate, breathe deep
And contemplate
The wonders of the Lord.
How easily my mind wanders from
Thought to thought
Of earthly things
that need not be sought.
If I can’t learn to focus
my attention in the stillness,
how much easier will it be
to be swept up in the business.
Lord, give me the grace to
Take the time to focus
On what’s most important,
To gaze, no glance upon
Your beauty in all it’s
Glorious holiness.
This poem was written during a retreat I did by myself.
From the waves of this age that brainwash my mind,
I slip away
From a thousand voices
That dictate my life
I take a break
From the noise of this world
That blurs my ways
I step away
There in the silence
I can hear your whisper
My soul knows where to stay
SOLITUDE
