April 14, 2017

My Journey to God

Easter Morning at the Tomb

Long ago disillusioned,
my hopes and dreams tightly sealed
in the darkest recesses of my soul,
destined for slow death,
suffocated by anxiety and doubt.
Stone sentry rolled aside,
I find nothing within,
not even a remnant
of all that once enlivened my being.
Preparing to leave,
a voice calls my name
whisper-gentle, then with attention-getting boldness.
Just one word,
a reminder of loving intimacy,
Shatters my inner darkness,
destroys the walled fortress around my heart,
resurrects all the promise
that once I claimed as my own.
Alleluia!

By Benedictine Sister Susan Lindstrom
 

(Sister Susan Lindstrom, OSB, is a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove.) †

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