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You never change O Lord,Your love is constant.This is my strengthIn times of sickness and weakness.I know You are with meYour love embraces me,Renewing and refreshing me,Making me whole again.You are my rock and defenderIn the face of all kinds of adversity.I know I have nothing to fearFor You are always there;You are my Comforter and Delight.UNWORTHINESSDare I tread the sanctuary of holinessTo receive the Bread of Life?My feet want to runBut my hands draw back;I falter;My unworthiness envelopes meUntil I hear, MERCYHave mercy upon me, dear LordHoly God, Holy and Immortal,Have mercy upon a contrite sinner.My sin is ever upon meWithout Your cleansing spiritI should wither and die.But You envigorate meLike the howling wind from the oceanYou cleanse me,You make me as pure the white sand. EARLY MORNINGThe most precious moment of each dayIs when I kneel to receive YouMy dear Lord in Your Sacrament.No words can adequately express the I feel as I gaze upon You.That precious moment is a taste of heavenWhere I shall eternally behold Your face,And feast and feast upon your beauty.Never more to leave You,But rapt for ever in glad adoration.For now I cannot linger at Your altarFor You need me to take YouOut into the worldLove must mingle amongst all,In whatever circumstances I find myselfOnly then is that precious moment made alive. MORNING BREAKSEvery morning I awake thankful for refreshing sleepReady to greet my Lord for another day.I know You are present - in and around meBut waiting for me to welcome You,So still I sit, and wait for You to stir . within, ABUNDANCY For all Your splendour?I cannot!How can I ever praise and thank You For all Your goodness?I cannot!How can I ever praise and thank You For all Your mercies?I cannot!Yet by being me,Living out what You have made me,Begins my praise and thanks to thee. ESSENCE (The meditation I composed for my son on his wedding day)God is love. Love is the Lord of life.Love gives Himself to you as the Living Bread of Heaven to sustain you through all life's difficulties.Love is Jesus Christ who is the Truth, the Way and the Life.Lovedemands openness, brings sincerity to all our actions, never makes excuses.Love is Truth, as it enables us to be honest at all cost, never compromises the consciences of other, penetrates to our inner being, allows us to see myself as I really am.Love is the Way, as it gives at all cost, cares for all, shares oneself with others in humility, forgives to the umpteenth time, always says I am sorry for any wrong, evaluates but does not judge, guarantees tolerance, seeks a blending of busyness and contemplation, binds the spiritual and sensual discerns the important from the trivia, shares the joys and sadness of others recognizes others as my fellow sisters and brothers.Love is Life, as it offers vitality and hope to everyday, enjoys the eternal now for all its richness, cascades through all our emotions and endeavours, reaches out, ascending new horizons, brings fulfilment, eternal joy and serenity, is never exhausted. Love is saying I love you at the end of each day,Even when that day has been awful.Love seeks out the new day for a new beginning.
