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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...
    The Spiritually Dead
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jan 4
    • 1 min

    The Spiritually Dead

    Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...
    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...
    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...
    This Life I Give to You
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    This Life I Give to You

    With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...
    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...
    Fire and Water that Breathes
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Fire and Water that Breathes

    You fill me With Divine Love You surround me With Divine Fire You sustain me With Divine Waters You lead me With Divine Light I am not...
    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...
    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...
    Praying in the Rain
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Praying in the Rain

    Head bowed And hair soaked, My fingers grasp The woolen rope on my hand. Ebb of sin Flow of prayer, My mind in heart The knots move my...
    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....
    Dawn of the Light of Knowledge
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dawn of the Light of Knowledge

    "Your birth, O Christ our God, dawned the light of knowledge upon the earth. For by Your birth those who adored stars were taught by a...
    Mary's Dormition, Death to Self
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Aug 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mary's Dormition, Death to Self

    Mary, the Mother of God, the Most Holy Theotokos, died to herself at a very early age in order to serve God. Have you ever thought about...
    Peace Required
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Peace Required

    In order for a person to serve others authentically, they must first be at peace with God and themselves. An icon of Moses at the Burning...
    God is With You
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    God is With You

    Pandemics, protests, storms, and stress, no matter what you are personally facing right now, please know in your heart that God is with...
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