J.M.J.
J.M.J.
I AM THE BREAD, I AM THE WINE
I AM THE BREAD, I AM THE WINE;
THE WORDS I SPEAK TO YOU ARE MINE.
I THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED PREPARE
A PLACE TO BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER.
ALL THOSE WHO DID PARTICIPATE
HAVE REASON NOW TO CELEBRATE.
NAMES NEED NOT BE EXPRESSED IN WORDS
FOR I’LL BESTOW THEIR JUST REWARDS.
MY MOTHER’S WISH WAS TO EXTEND
AN INVITATION TO ATTEND
A MASS WITH ME TO CELEBRATE
TO ALL WHO HERE WOULD CONGREGATE.
WHEN YOU RAISED YOUR VOICES IN SONG,
THE ANGEL CHOIR DID SING ALONG.
YOU WERE IN HEAVEN’S COMPANY
ADVANCING TOWARDS ETERNITY.
WHAT JOY THERE WAS FOR US TO SEE
MY REMNANT GATHERED HERE WITH ME,
TO SEE THEIR HEARTS BEAT AS OUR OWN,
TO SEE HOW THEY IN FAITH HAVE GROWN.
BEFORE YOUR LIFE EVEN BEGAN,
THIS WAS PART OF THE FATHER’S PLAN.
HIS PLAN IS BEING NOW FULFILLED
JUST AS THE FATHER THEN HAD WILLED.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
10-19-1999
(THE POEM REFERS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE GATHERING PLACE.)