From Heaven to Bethlehem with St. Ignatius
LOVE'S CONVERSION, Reflective Poem
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So long insecure and aching,
Giving love – but never taking;
Against gifted Love defending.
The pain of love mistaken;
The betrayal of love forsaken
Gives way to God’s love befriending.
Bewildered, but believing,
No longer lies my heart deceiving –
In human love, Your love is fruitful.
My empty heart is full of yearning.
Now in love’s conversion turning,
Knowing You made me deeply beautiful.
Reflections:
Read the lines: giving love but never taking; against gifted love defending. This is about the way we often give away our affections until we are empty. We have a hard time find the one to fill our hears. Reflect and write about what this means to you.
Read the lines: The pain of love mistaken; the betrayal of love forsaken. Reflect and write about how human love makes it hard to understand or trust the love of God.
Read the line: Bewildered but believing…in human love Your love is fruitful. This is about finding love first in God, and then taking a second look and finding love in others.
Read the line: In love’s conversion turning, knowing You made me deeply beautiful. Reflect and write about what it means to be deeply beautiful to the Lord.
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Loreen Marie Derry is a Roman Catholic who worshiped in Charismatic Roman Catholic communities as a teen and in college. She earned a Bachelor's degree double major in Theology and Psychology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Master's in Clinical Psychology from Slippery Rock University. For a time, she lived a life of wandering in faith, and then she and her husband found spiritual renewal in a Charismatic Protestant church that was very Spirit-filled and focused on the Word of God. In 2018, Loreen and her husband found a home at Ascension Catholic Community in Melbourne, FL. In 2020, Loreen walked beside her husband as a sponsor in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Being so inspired by this process and returning to the Church of her youth, she has continued reading theology and inspirational writings. As a result of this journey of faith, Loreen now writes devotionals, articles about faith, and poetry reflections. The focus of her works are spiritual reading for for new and renewed Catholic followers of Jesus Christ.
