The Horror of the Cross
What Star Will You Follow?
Photo By: Flickr/Bruce Guenter
As Judah slept, wise men were stirred,
Deep in the heart, Grace was conferred-
As complacency ruled the day,
A young coupled searched for a place to stay -
As night drew near,
A light beckoned-
And great Magi so too did reckon,
And traverse, to a place of their dreams-
For a star to them did call,
And they left everything, these pagan men-
Who had followed their own way up until then,
For they knew and recognized the call from Salem-
They followed that star by day and by night,
Not knowing for sure if they indeed were right-
But they followed in haste, to meet a great King,
And the treasure they brought, was an ushering-
An unfolding of a harrowing tale,
That began in times before the moon, sun and gale -
Of a love most pure and true and deep,
Of a mountain to climb, for some too steep -
And awakening now, to open that story -
Foreigners came to unveil His great glory,
They followed a Star that led them to Heaven -
To a unity called to be with all brethren,
For Christ comes each day, if only we seek -
His message is not for the frail or the weak,
He calls us each to this same glory -
If we choose to make Him our own very story,
So awake, awake and meet this new dawn,
For soon, our chances will all but be gone -
The star that beckons us to Him and the way -
Can be found in only the time that we pray
So we can journey and follow Him day by day, by day
About the Author
I am a 57 year old, wife and mother of two grown sons. I am Cradle Catholic and experienced a reversion to the faith several year ago that moved me to dive more deeply into an understanding of the church and it’s doctrines and dogmas. The more I read, and discover, the deeper my love of the Catholic Church and her teachings becomes.
I become the Executive Director of a very active and busy Crisis Pregnancy Center on the West side of Cincinnati in October 2021. God is so good and answers prayers even though He knows at times, we have no idea what we are asking for. I left this job a few days ago, after having my heart broken and idea of working for a Catholic institution disallusioned. I am so honored and humbled to have had the experience to serve women and the unborn in this capacity! I am also very grateful for God, allowing me to see for myself, that perhaps such a calling was not His long term plan for me. Perhapos returning to Catholic 365 is more to his liking and fits more into his plan for me. I hopefully can once again be more active with content to this wonderful website.
I live in Cincinnati, Ohio where I attended the same parochial grade school and public high school that my two boys attend. I sang in the choir for 35 years and have also been a cantor. I recently left singing in church because i found it to be a grave distraction to the awesome significance of the Liturgy. I haven't looked back, and love the Mass now more than ever! I have been a past member of the Education Commission and have devoted many hours to the well being of St. Ann Church and School (now Our Lady of Grace).
I look forwad to being back and submitting more articles and content. I love being able to share my faith and use this platform as a way to express my deep love and devotion to our Lord. We need each other, and what a wonderful way to connect with others!
