Seán Walsh: Reconciling

Reconciling

Mary, mother of God and my mother,

Please tell your Son:

I’m sorry…

‘Know what!? She smiled:

Tell Him yourself…

God… oh, dear God… Tell him… 

Talk to the Lord… Endless list

back down the years. Oh, decades!

And how many times – oh, dear Jesus! –

How many times in all that time

Have I turned away from you.?

Taken my eyes off your eyes?

Gone back down… down… unto Vanity?

And now – as I near the end –

I try again… stumbling towards you…

In fear of falling…

He reached out… embrace…

And as I broke against his Heart – 

Sorry… Oh, so sorry…

He whispered – 

I don’t remember…

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2 Comments

  1. Joe O'Leary says:

    O gentle, chaste, and spotless, Maid,
    We sinners make our prayers through thee;
    Remind thy Son that He has paid
    The price of our iniquity.

    These words were apparently composed by Fr John LIngard in 1833 (they do not have an equivalent in Ave, Maris Stella, claimed to be the origin of the hymn).

    Regina Nathan gave a new lease of life to it: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=regina+nathan+hail+queen+of+heaven&mid=620D615A405B04E77EA4620D615A405B04E77EA4&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCJmu2RHg4be1DPsgouajCHw&FORM=VIRE

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  2. Martin Hogan says:

    A very moving piece of writing that comes from the heart of a believer who seeks the Lord. The poetry expresses the gospel message of God’s unconditional love more powerfully than any homily. ‘Tell him yourself’ evokes the mother of Jesus at Cana, ”Do whatever he tells you’.

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