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    Fading from the Light
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • May 13
    • 1 min

    Fading from the Light

    The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...
    Spine-Chilling Mystery
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Mar 9
    • 1 min

    Spine-Chilling Mystery

    How can this be? Pouring Your love into my heart? Filling my mind with Your knowledge? How can You want me before you in prayer? Such a...
    Drifting
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Drifting

    Drifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...
    Suffer the Middle Thing
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Suffer the Middle Thing

    You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...
    Sound Familiar?
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sound Familiar?

    Society screams And people demand. I search for words And nothing is heard. But why try? There was a Word Filled with light. Given in...
    Paths of Dark and Light
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Paths of Dark and Light

    Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...
    Heal Me, O Silence
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Heal Me, O Silence

    I try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...
    The Divine Refuge
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Divine Refuge

    It is getting late and My head hangs low. It is darker now and My tears begin to flow. It is desperate all round so My hands grasp...
    The Inexhaustible Cup
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • May 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Inexhaustible Cup

    With head bowed, Back bent, and tired feet, I crawl to you on hands and knees. With eyes swollen, Parched mouth, and Prayer rope in hand,...
    The Life-Giving Spring
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • May 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Life-Giving Spring

    Mary, Most Holy, and Mother of my God. My model, My refuge, and My love. I seek, and With humility, I ask To approach your Life-Giving...
    Living or Dying Water?
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Living or Dying Water?

    Empty and loveless is the world founded by man, Built for his own edification. Angry and hopeless is the world fueled by man, Possessed...
    Watching for the Cloud
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Watching for the Cloud

    Seeing darkness, I watch the clouds build on the horizon. Assuming rain, I wait for the clouds to whip up the sea and the sand. What...
    Gazing Upon Still Waters
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gazing Upon Still Waters

    When I gaze upon the still waters, I feel the breeze of your loving insistence. When I gaze upon the still waters, I hear the calm from...
    The Water's Edge
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Mar 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Water's Edge

    I walk along the water’s edge, Aware that I live in liminal spaces. One foot seemingly on solid ground, Relying on what’s familiar....
    Turn and Live
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Turn and Live

    "1. Blessed Abba Paul the Simple, the disciple of Abba Anthony, told the Fathers that which follows: "One day he went to a monastery to...
    Descending Deep in the Heart
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Apr 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Descending Deep in the Heart

    "I am descending deep into my heart, to see who is dwelling in it besides me and You, O Eternal God. "And I am filled with fear as I find...
    Feeling Vulnerable
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Feb 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Feeling Vulnerable

    There can be any number of reasons that we feel susceptible to emotional harm. Whether we recall experiences of the past that have taught...
    Face the Difficult Tasks
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Feb 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Face the Difficult Tasks

    Do not be afraid to do what is difficult in order to get on the path of completing the will of God. If you avoid those tasks, you will...
    Holy Spirit Heals and Illuminates
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Holy Spirit Heals and Illuminates

    St. Basil the Great (329-379), one of the Early Church Fathers who lived in the Cappadocian Region (which today is central Turkey),...

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