ON RECEIVING COMMUNION AT CALVARY HOSPITAL, July 997

These hands have held you Lord.
What miracle is this that gives me joy
Far beyond any human understanding?
How I am truly blessed to know that
I am touching you, Lord, feeling your broken body
So sublimated, shining, satisfying.
I offer you my wounds, my sinfulness,
So that through me your glorified body
Can shine on al I meet, encouraging,
Caring, making each person aware
Of your great loving kindness.
Kindness? So small a concept compared
With the glory that is you. I see the
Mountains through the lingering mist.
Knowing you are there, I see the blue sky
Breaking through, knowing you are there
Always for ever beyond the cosmic reality.

JEB

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