My Soul Is A Candle ~ Poem by St. John of the Cross
My Soul Is A Candle
by St. John of the Cross
My soul is a candle that burned away the veil;
only the glorious duties of light I now have.
The sufferings I knew initiated me into God.
I am a holy confessor for men.
When I see their tears running across their cheeks
and falling into
His hands,
what can I say to their great sorrow
that I too have
known.
The soul is a candle that will burn away the darkness,
only the glorious duties of love we will have.
The sufferings I knew initiated me into God.
Only His glorious cares
I now have.
Today’s Quote ~ About Courage
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Prayer ~ A Poem by Hafiz
Prayer
by Hafiz
I should not make any promises right now,
But I know if you
Pray
Somewhere in this world
Something good will happen.
Today’s Quote by Eugene Kennedy
The moment an individual can accept and forgive him or herself, even a little, is the moment in which he or she becomes to some degree lovable.
Eugene Kennedy
Poem About Love by Sri Chinmoy
“Love is not a thing to understand.
Love is not a thing to feel.
Love is not a thing to give and receive.
Love is a thing only to become
And eternally be. ”
– Sri Chinmoy
Today’s Quote by Will Smith
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
Will Smith
Today’s Quote by Shakespeare
There are three people in yourself – who people think you are, who you think you are, and who you really are.
William Shakespeare
My Heart Leaps Up ~ Poem by William Wordsworth
My Heart Leaps Up
by William Wordsworth
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
Fire & Ice ~ Poem by Robert Frost
Fire and Ice
by Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
