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One Word

April 09, 2023
By Sister Patricia Hayes, CSA

(John 20:11)

Stooped with sorrow,
trailing hope like a discarded garment,
I faced the empty tomb.

It only took one word.
The Gardener said “Mary”
and the stone on the tomb
of my heart was rolled back.

One word
And the shutter on the window of my soul
was flung open.
One word transformed everything, transformed me.


One word
And I was resurrected from the dead
and sent to share the loaves and fishes
of my life.

That day I learned that
one word can feed a few, feast a thousand.
One word was all it took.
 

Mary Riedel says:
April 14, 2023 05:51 PM CST

Your poem is beautiful Pat! So prayerful, So full of meaning! Thanks for sharing, Blessings, Mary


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