GOD WOULD KNEEL DOWN

I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join him on a walk
through this world, 

and we gazed into every heart on this earth, 
and I noticed He lingered a bit longer
before any face that was weeping,

and before any eyes that were
laughing. 

And sometimes when we passed
a soul in worship

God too would kneel
down. 

I’ve come to learn: God
adores His 
creation.

The second poet Ladinsky puts in his book, Love Poems from God is Francis Bernardone (1182-1226) “This saint achieved the highest state of consciousness possible to man, a divine union with God.” (29) Despite Ladinsky’s use of male pronouns he includes some great legends in his material on St. Francis.

THE SACRAMENTS 

I once spoke to my friend, an old squirrel, about the sacraments— 
he got so excited 

and ran into a hollow in his tree, and came
back holding some acorns, an owl feather,
and a ribbon he had found. 

And I just smiled and said, “Yes, dear, 
you understand: 

everything imparts 
His grace.”

St. Francis’s story of how he stripped down, giving up all his personal privilege to trust God and identify with the poor, has made him my favourite saint. The unorthodox orthodoxy of the Franciscans, best described in Richard Rohr OFM writings, continue to inspire and challenge me.

Steve Bell does a great job with one of the poems…I’m thinking that’s how I learned of this book. It’s a good way to end this blog.https://youtu.be/eQuFcsTomxI?si=_R1ZxCEdK1txATbO