J.M.J.
J.M.J.
A CROWN OF THORNS
I AM THE BREAD, I AM THE WINE;
THE WORDS I SPEAK TO YOU ARE MINE.
I THANK ALL WHO HAVE GATHERED HERE
AND LIFTED UP THEIR HEARTS IN PRAYER.
THE PANGS OF EVERY THORN I FELT
MY MOTHER SHARED AS THERE SHE KNELT.
AS BLOOD WAS FLOWING FROM MY HEAD,
MY MOTHER’S HEART HAD ALSO BLED.
FOR EVERY DROP OF BLOOD THAT FELL
THE SOULS WE LOVED WERE SAVED FROM HELL.
AND YET SO MANY SOULS REMAIN
THAT HAVE FORGOTTEN OUR GREAT PAIN.
THE CROWN YOU PLACED UPON THIS CROSS
WILL BRING YOU VICTORY NOT YOUR LOSS.
AS WITH THESE THORNS YOU SHARED MY PASSION,
I BLESSED EACH ONE FOR YOUR COMPASSION.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
9-14-1995
(THE POEM REFERS TO THE PLACING OF THE CROWN OF THORNS UPON THE CROSS AT THE GROTTO. PLEASE SEE PICTURES OF GROTTO.)