Prepare. Be Ready!
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
Photo by KEEM IBARRA on Unsplash
In the blink of an eye
Words spoken quietly
Spread throughout
Fell softly on man, woman, child
Sitting in the waiting room
What was I waiting for?
Scent of saintly roses fills drive back home
Past man, woman, child
In cars, buses, street corners
Thirsty, hungry, sad, remembering
Past man, woman, child
Going about their lives
Laughing, crying, living new memories
In the blink of an eye
Words spoken quietly
Took on new life
Into my heart
No longer just ‘waiting’
God’s Word leaps
Don’t wait to love
For Reflection: Who is your neighbor? How does hearing God's Word impact your life and those aroung you?
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About the Author
Mary Olivia Patiño is a writer and poet. She enjoys photography and integrates it into creative design, and in her published books. For several years, she facilitated a faith-based writing group which she formed in collaboration with parishioners.
A lay person, she reflects on her past ministry and day-to-day experiences where she encounters God's presence, She is an Oblate of the Order of St. Benedict with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica. She is a graduate of the Oblate School of Theology and of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.
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