Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

It is only with much perseverance and undeserved grace that our meditation and contemplation will bear fruit - fruit which we should share with those around us. On those occasions when we are so blessed, most of us will resort to sharing our experience with written or spoken words. A rare few who ponder persistently the mysteries of our Faith and the life of our Savior Jesus Christ, and who have been blessed with artistic gifts, will receive a greater grace - the ability to share the fruits of their meditation and contemplation through the creation of penetrating, piercing, and powerful images of He Whom they have contemplated. Take time this Good Friday (and from time to time thereafter) to gaze upon and ponder the drawing posted below. Let your eyes, heart, mind and soul take in every painstakingly created feature of this compelling representation of our Lord. Ponder the depth of God's love for you as He suffered such a savage, barbaric and painful death in order th...

[What follows is a slightly revised poem I posted some time ago. May it provide some fruit for your contemplation on this most sorrowful of days] For far too many of us, today will likely pass much like any other Friday - a mad rush to get to the weekend. with little thought of He Who made us and whose sacrificial and brutal death redeemed us. Where is our gratitude? Unforgettable This the day so long foretold The day of justice lacking The day of man's ingratitude This the day of cowardice and fear The day of torture and sorrow The day of darkness and death This the day of horror and pain The day of weeping women The day of uncaring masses This the day sin prevailed The day of little light The day that mirrored night This the day so profound and tragic The day of death and new life The day with kiss betrayed (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) This the day Your apostles fled The day Peter knew You not The day the cock crowed twice ...