June 1, 2012

My Journey to God

Fruits of the (Pentecost) Spirit

Soft embers of complacency
fanned into flames
intense …
consuming …
burning within …
permeating my whole being,
so real it actually hurts,
creates a heartache
not previously known.
My heart aches for YOU, God.
It leaps within me,
fueled by the beauty of Your creation,
Your creatures,
Your Word …
and of my own beauty
which You continue
to reflect back to me.

By Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom, O.S.B.

(Benedictine Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom is a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove. She teaches religion, chairs the religion department and serves as co-sponsor of the senior class at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis.) †

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