Eyes Open
Eyes open on a world
both miserable and sinful
But a world worked on by the Holy Spirit
Eyes open and ears attentive
to the sufferings of the world.
Eyes open, ears attentive, and spirit alert,
never settled down, always in a holy disquiet,
Searching in order to understand, to discern
what God and the dear neighbor
await today,
NOW, for the body and for the soul,
Eyes open, ears attentive, spirit alert
Sleeves rolled up for ministry
without excluding the more humble,
the less pleasing,
the less noticeable
Finally, a face that reflects
"Continual Joy of Spirit."
This quiet inner glow of one
Whose life is one of service. |