I am not moved to love
Thee, O my Lord,
By any longing for Thy Promised Land;
Nor by the fear of hell am I unmanned
To cease from my transgressing deed or word.
‘Tis Thou Thyself dost move me, Thy blood poured
Upon the cross from nailed foot and hand;
And all the wounds that did Thy body brand;
And all Thy shame and bitter death’s award.
Yea, to Thy heart am I so deeply stirred That I would love Thee were no heaven on high, -- That I would fear, were hell a tale absurd! Such my desire, all questioning grows vain; Though hope deny me hope I still should sigh, And as my love is now, it should remain.
~Anonymous (16th or 17th C.), Translated from the Spanish by Thomas Walsh
For Reflection:
On this Holy Saturday I enter into the tomb with Jesus. What one area of my life is most in need of resurrection? How is Jesus showing me He wants to bring this part of me “back to life?”
Experience Grace In Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life NEW! by Johnnette Benkovic Pb 304 pages Click Here For More Information: STRATEGY 3 Make Use Of The Sacraments THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING: PENANCE AND THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Suffering, illness, death, spiritual weakness, and frailty define our existence. But the vicissitudes of life do not affect only our body. So, too, is our soul battered and beleaguered by the onslaught of temptation and sin. For this reason, Christ instituted two sacraments of healing: Penance and the Anointing of the Sick. Each of these sacraments has the restorative power of grace to aid us physically and spiritually.
