Eucharistic Meditations

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  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. Five
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  7. Seven
  8. Eight
  9. Nine
  10. Ten
  11. Eleven
  12. Twelve
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  14. Fourteen
  15. Fifteen
  16. Sixteen
  17. Seventeen
  18. Eighteen
  19. Nineteen
  20. Twenty
  21. Twenty One
  22. Twenty Two
  23. Twenty Three
  24. Twenty Four
  25. Twenty Five
  26. Twenty Six
  27. Twenty Seven
  28. Twenty Eight
  29. Twenty Nine
  30. Thirty
  31. Thirty One
  32. Thirty Two
  33. Thirty Three
  34. Thirty Four
  35. Thirty Five
  36. Thirty Six
  37. Thirty Seven
  38. As We Celebrate the Feast
  39. Thirty Nine
  40. Forty
  41. Forty One
  42. Forty Two
  43. Forty Three
  44. Forty Four
  45. Forty Five
  46. Forty Six
  47. Forty Seven
  48. Forty Eight
  49. Forty Nine
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Twenty

  1. The glorious day when we shall see Your face
    Is but a hint of sun behind a cloud;
    The wondrous prospect of Your warm embrace
    Is barred by protestations of a crowd:
    Yet just the promise in a metaphor
    Gives ample strength for what we must endure.
  2. The swirling sands which sweep across our prayer
    Are fierce but tiny torments on the way;
    The sudden panic of the cold blank stare
    Says there is nothing but the empty day:
    These we accept as trials worth the price
    Of sharing in our glorious sacrifice.
  3. Outside the harbour of Your faithful church
    We sail uncertainly beyond relief
    But we are nothing if we do not search
    For treasure which outshines our own belief:
    And with the Spirit's noble, farther view
    May we bring home those once estranged from You.
  4. Above all else the Eucharist supplies
    Our daily nourishment of love sublime
    And with our Saviour's Cross before our eyes
    We can extend our hope beyond earth's time:
    And as we rise from every small defeat
    We feel our final resting place more sweet.