GIFT OF FAITH

My robe of faith was given me
when in the womb I came to be,
it shone with pure celestial light
His desire borne beyond all sight.

My robe it daily grew with me
with each Sacrament it came to be,
more resplendent, more aglow
as its giver, I came more to know.

Then when in the Spirit born
I came upon a new day shorn,
of all the darkness and the fog
that dimmed my view of Almighty God.

New eyes, new ears, new heart rejoiced
new praises deep within were voiced,
my faith forever now to grow
in the Spirit of Love, for all to glow.

I’m free, I’m free, I’m free at last
from fears that lurked back in the past,
my heart and mind He has made still
as I go forth to do His Will.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
July 17, 1995