June 17, 2022

My Journey to God

Sacrament of Love

The bread of life
The body of Christ
A circle of forgiveness
The cross of redemption
Waiting for my acceptance
Laying in the palm of my hand
Time stopped, the world suspended
He and I alone together in one accord and one mind

No voices were heard, no choir sang
A vision of my Savior standing before me
In my hand I held His love
In His hands He held the scars for me
Carried away into His presence
He and I alone together in one accord and one mind

My lips tasted of the sweet vine
The precious blood of the Lamb
The gift of eternal life for me
Unworthy of such an honor
Yet He did this for me
Such a love to lay down His life, for a sinner such as me
My heart cried, Oh Father
My soul fell at His feet
He and I alone together in one accord and one mind

By Patty Boller
 

(This poem originally ran in the May 4, 2007, issue of The Criterion. Patty Boller was received into the full communion of the Church at the Easter Vigil that year on April 7 at Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Parish in Indianapolis. She wrote this poem about receiving the Eucharist for the first time.) †

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