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| Photo Credit: cofinisrael.com |
BLESSED AT THE
MOUNT OF BEATITUDES
Israel Pilgrimage—1986
At the Mount of Beatitudes
Wayne[1] suggests
we each find
a quiet spot to spend
time alone with God
so I stroll along a pathway
surrounding the church
built in the name of
the Lord’s great message
to the multitudes
In a few moments I hear baa baaing
and follow the sound to the
top of a hill
with sheep and a shepherd in
view below
I sit on
a low wall
to watch and carefully listen
for the voice of my Shepherd
amid plaintive bleating
I, too, am one of His sheep
I, too, have things to tell
him
and don’t want to miss
anything He might have to say
This is communion—
a lamb with her Shepherd
I bask awhile
in sweet serenity
aware of a
holy presence
as the sheep
graze
and the
shepherd, like Jesus
carefully tends
his flock
Afterward, we
pilgrims come together—
No one else heard
the sheep
No one saw
the shepherd
The interlude
was for me alone
a gift from my
God—
a simple blessing
to one little
lamb He loves
Maude Carolan
Pych
[1]
Wayne Monbleau—Pilgrimage leader and host of “Let’s Talk About Jesus” radio
program.
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