Mary Sullivan

“God is love.” (1 John 4:8)

If we could love like You love Lord,

With hearts that are divine,

If we could share Your sacred love,

From hearts which were sublime.

 

If we knew just the words to say,

When those we loved felt gloom.

If we could tend their hurting hearts,

And their hearts for You found room.

 

If we could love like You love Lord,

Then love would surely spread,

From You, through us to others,

In each act we did and word we said.

 

If we could love like You, dear Lord,

Then others on this day,

Would see mercy and forgiveness,

When they chanced to glance our way.

 

We are Your fallen creatures Lord.

But in You we believe.

May other hearts find the love

our hearts from You receive.

 

We ask You now sweet Jesus,

On loved ones to bestow,

The love and grace which over time,

We have come to know.

 

Use us to show our loved ones,

The love they do not see.

We are all in some way blind,

To love showered down by Thee.

 

Use us to bring to others,

When life’s trials fail to cease,

Some of Your great mercy,

And some of Your peace.

 

Let sacred love flow through us, Lord.

No more let hearts delay,

The search for truth and pure love,

Transform all our hearts today.

“Your soul is called to raise itself to God by the elevator of love and not climb the rough stairway of fear.”  (St. Therese of the Little Flower)

 

Lord, You ask for our trust, urge us not to be afraid.

No matter what comes at us in our nights or in our days.

With eyes fixed upon You, and on the things above,

You want to lift us up to You, through Your elevator of love.

 

But oh, how fear can grip us; events are filled with so much fright.

We detest the evil going on, as for truth and light we fight.

Take away our fears.  Climbing fear’s stairway is rough.

With fear, may we now be done.  Of fear we’ve had enough.

 

May we push love’s elevator button, shut fear outside the door.

Raise us through each loving story, till we hit the highest floor.

The floor that’s filled with grace, the floor where all are kind.

The floor where truth and peace abound in every heart and mind.

 

Lord, our loved ones too are climbing rough stairways of fear.

They have no peace within, know not that You are near.

Make haste, Lord, speak to their souls in another way,

On love’s elevator, raise them without delay.

 

Help them find the elevator, ease them through its door.

Show to them, how to reach the top and holy floor.

Give to them a love for truth, love for You, their One Creator.

Raise them up, Lord, to the truth in Your loving elevator.

 

Saint Therese, pray for us!

Give us wisdom, Lord of mercy.

Confused we are by many things.

Instruct us through our days and nights.

Shelter us beneath your wings.

 

In You, O Lord, we are at rest.

To our minds, the truth You bring.

Our hearts rejoice with thoughts of You.

You keep us safe beneath Your wings.

 

You are our mighty fortress, Lord.

Our King above all earthly Kings.

Your strong pinions cover us,

Secure we are beneath Your wings.

 

Give wisdom to our loved ones, Lord.

Confused they are by worldly things.

Instruct them in the way of truth.

Protect them Lord, beneath Your wings.

 

May loved ones turn to You, dear Lord,

And seek You as their only King,

May they ever seek Your will,

And find shelter beneath Your wings.

 

[Based on Psalm 17, 91]

 

Our Lady of the Rosary, our true and loving Queen,

You see from heaven many things, which to us are unseen.

To the weapon of your rosary, may we in haste now run.

For through the holy Rosary, this battle can be won.

 

There’s a battle waging, Mary.  It’s not fought with swords and guns.

It’s a battle for the human soul.  At times we feel out-done.

Yet with your holy rosary, as we lift our prayers to you,

You can crush the enemy.  We trust that is what you will do.

 

Our Lady of the Rosary, we ask of you this day.

Make haste now to our loved ones.  Keep all evil at bay.

Touch their hearts now, Mary.  As our rosaries we pray.

Bring them back to Jesus; back to His love today.