Chains of gratitude
When I refused to beg the world anymore,
You heard my silence; invited me to Your table,
knowing how long I’d gone without sustenance.
When I lingered outside, You dispatched servants
with trays of food and the first taste of Your wine.
O Redeemer, how could I not
devote the rest of my life to You?
Enthralled by Your companionship,
Your bread and wine –
You slipped these shackles onto my feet;
these chains of gratitude.
Merciful Redeemer, I am Your slave.
O child of God, hunger and thirst led you to the Beloved.
Pray your gratitude is forged by His fire into Divine Love.
(from A Jewel in the Dust, 2011)
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