With Each Morning

"I beg You, show me Your glory," Moses said but God snuck past, back-turned, revealing not His glorious head Moses didn't know they had to wait for God Incarnate, instead for God's glory -- no mistaking! “Glory to God...on earth peace, goodwill to men” seeking the True Light, God will not refuse to enlighten believing in His Name --Jesus-- Messiah! makes us God's children His historic birth -- world-shaking! Government rests on His shoulders -- electing most thought, this is not the Messiah we are expecting Theotokos, handmaiden of the Lord, accepted -- reflecting Rejoice! God's angels -- partaking! Each morning, let Christmas Joy bloom in your heart He's the Reason for the Season on His Birthday, as a start His humility overcame the world; Mary's Heart-- our rampart her motherly prayers -- painstaking! A shower of roses from Heaven -- promised St. Therese wrote of Jesus asleep in her boat -- calmest glorify the Lord's Name, sunrise to sunset, pronounced the psalmist celebrate the Christ Child waking! Offer roses to her, in all the bustle do little things with love, to slow down the Christmas hustle the Prince of Peace shows Mercy-- new each morning-- so stop the tussle pray to avoid wars -- peacemaking! Our rosaries offer heavenly roses don't you want to please Jesus, Mary, and Joseph's noses? Christ's meditation is even more face-to-Face than with Moses to see His Face... the world's aching! Reflections of pink, and gold on heaven’s floor, a hint of memories that came millenniums before, and the radiance of God’s glory, eying from behind the shore, is a new dawn, for our taking! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inspirations for references: ~Christmas ~Psalm 113:3 ~Isaiah 9:6 ~Matthew 5:9 ~Luke 1:38 ~Luke 2:14 ~John 1:9, 12 ~John 16:33 ~CCC 2308 ~St. Therese writings ~Lamentations 3:11, 18, 22-23 ~Divine Mercy Novena Day 5 ~"33 Days to Greater Glory: A Total Consecration to the Father through Jesus Based on the Gospel of John" by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC (Day 1: A Prophet like Moses) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With Each Morning Poetry Contest Submitted Friday, August 11, 2023 Deadline: Monday, September 11, 2023 Sponsored by: Martin Braun