Allow Him to Respond

Jeffrey Pipes Guice

As we slowly retreat into Manresa

Slipping away from the daily grind

It is in God’s most loving arms

That we all will eventually find

The smell of dew on the grassy fields

Like a calm sea of emerald-green

It’s a gift from our Higher Power

Filled with love and oh, so serene

As I walk silently into deep prayer

Among the mighty, majestic oaks

Being one with my Heavenly Father

Lectio Divina needs no coax

We fall deep into His warm embrace

Together, we peacefully pray

Turning away all the negative thoughts

As all the anxiety slowly slithers away

Speaking silently to my Heavenly Father

While down on these old, broken knees

Being one in deep and solemn prayer

Among these wise, moss-dripped trees

The brotherhood we feel at Manresa

It is a most spiritual and loving bond

There’s no greater gift from Heaven

If we simply allow Him to respond

Until this time next year, may all

Our thoughts be filled with love

May God shower us with spirituality

Here on Earth, from way up above