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Dear Newtown, "This Holy Ground"

A universal prayer-poem of the gifts we have and sharing them with whom we can.

 

Gather Us in Dear Lord 

  come take our humble hands

show us the gifts we have

  we know that you can 

These gifts that we have

  come from you no other

You graced them upon

  us so that we may help

our sister and brother

  Let us be open to the voice

we hear in our hearts

  accepting our call wherever

it may be sought

  Here I am

on this Holy Ground

  I thirst for you

to center my life

  to bring me peace

from deep within

  so all my sisters, my brothers

I feel are my kin 

  Leaving this place

I will never really do

  for I'm committed Lord

to bring you out into this world

  I, me is only one

but two, three or more gathered

  the passion of universal sufferings

and triumphs I, becomes "US"

  the way you intended 

 

Written By: Mary Lieselotte Johnson

Jeanette Cottone February 2, 2013 at 03:31 am
Oh, Mary, this is just beautiful. Your deep spirituality and your compassionate nature shines through.
Mary Lieselotte Johnson February 2, 2013 at 06:33 am
Thank you BFF. It is a blessing to me to share with Dear Newtown. Thank you so much Jeanette for reading and the kind comment! I'll C U sooon! :-)

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