Piety
Call it joy,brothers, call it joy
these
gifts of the Holy Spirit:
wisdom, understanding,
knowledge, counsel,
fortitude, fear of the Lord
and piety,
nothing
more
than the
profound relationship
with
Him. It gives
our true
fit to God.
It
makes us firm, gives meaning
to
our life in communion
with
him. It is spirituality
in
the most religious of ways
total
trust in God, Piety.
Truthful
felt
prayers
with love
and
simplicity of heart
finds
belonging;
gentleness
with a smile
the
Holy Spirit gives us joy.
Piety’s
honest gifts
rejoicing with the rejoicing,
weeping with the weeping,
closeness
to the anguished lonely
consoling
the afflicted,
receiving
those in need.
Christ
– isms makes us gentle.
makes
us calm, patient
gives
us peace with God
found
in an inner room. Joy
difficulties
are a crucible
of a
burning heart
burning
intensely for God
to
purify, strengthen, true
piety refining
gentleness.
Truth speaks a
joyful
witnesses of God.
His
love found,
Lord
in Truth,
service
to neighbor
joy
stuck in your throat
because
of the tears;
gentleness
with a smile
the
Holy Spirit gives us joy.
Call it joy, brothers, call it joy.
A
bruised flower, incense consumed
rewards
with its perfume.
An unshakeable gift
An unshakeable gift
the
God of love, gives
all
for good.
Piety
introduces a man
to
himself, and the purpose
of sanctity
when we find strength
of sanctity
when we find strength
in
poised gentleness of the Creator.
Happiness
sweeps
a perfect
path of endurance
gentleness
with a smile
the
Holy Spirit gives us joy.
Piety is not a sanitized boxed-lunch God
or
posed saintliness
but a
usurper of tables,
hands
feet sides pierced, touchable
tongues
of fire; found in
an
eternal whispered mystery
and our
Father's steady arms
never
forsakes His child.
as Christ, in Christ, through Christ in us
as Christ, in Christ, through Christ in us
to
the world around us;
gentleness
with a smile
the Holy
Spirit gives us in joy.
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