April 16, 2010

My Journey to God

In the Garden

Your garden is a Paradise,
But puny souls must now suffice
To keep you company tonight—
A meager comfort in your plight.

Your suffering’s beyond my grasp—
Why must you now endure this last?
Unspeakable; a travesty,
The silence now a mockery.

I am not worthy, Lord, to stay,
Temptation but a breath away—
Always but a breath away,
At the ready to betray …

The night is cool, the moon is full.
Something beautiful is happening now.
Something beautiful is happening now.

In your sweet presence, I’ll abide,
And dance with you at Eastertide.

By Linda Abner

(Linda Abner is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Indianapolis. She wrote this poem after reflecting on the agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the need for Christians to continue to remember Christ’s journey to Calvary during the Easter season.) †

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