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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...
    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...
    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...
    Ascending
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ascending

    When in the morning A light breeze awakens my mind, I remember You walked the earth. When in the afternoon A hot gust shutters my senses,...
    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 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....
    This Woman is the Abode of Heaven
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    This Woman is the Abode of Heaven

    The Great Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos is the celebration of the presentation of Mary, the Mother of God, who was brought by...

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