J.M.J.
FROM THE HEART OF A CHILD
AN INNOCENT CHILD FROM HIS HEART DID RECITE
PRAYERS OF THE ROSARY WHICH TOWARDS HIM DREW GOD’S LIGHT.
MY SON WAS AS CLOSE TO HIM AS WAS I
WHEN *****’S WORDS GOD DID GLORIFY.
MY SON CALLS SUCH CHILDREN SO THAT THEY MAY TEACH
HOW THRU YOUR HEART YOU CAN ALSO GOD REACH.
THESE CHILDREN DO NOT TAKE THE TIME TO PREPARE
BEFORE THEY EXPOUND WHAT THEIR HEARTS WITH GOD SHARE.
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE THAT THESE CHILDREN DISPLAY,
AND YOU WILL RECALL HOW YOU TOO ONCE DID PRAY.
AND SOON, MY DEAR CHILDREN, YOU WILL REALIZE
THAT YOU TOO CAN SEE GOD AS THEY SEE THRU THEIR EYES.
AS YOU GROW, MY DEAR CHILDREN, REFLECT ON THE PAST
AND TRY TO RECALL WHEN A CHILD YOU WERE LAST.
AND YOU WILL BE ABLE THEN TO RELATE
HOW YOU TOO AS THESE CHILDREN MY SON CAN IMITATE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
7-20-2000
(THE POEM REFERS TO A SIX YEAR OLD CHILD WHO RECITED A DECADE OF THE ROSARY.)