Thought
Hardship, torture, captivity
Shake not pure love’s ability
One worthy, powerful and strong
Sheds own blood in martyrdom
Encased relics of love complete
Visited in Whitefriar Street
Evidence true love’s commission
No fear, no rival or condition
In faithful love, hands he laid
And in inner heart prayed
For child’s vision to restore
That searching eyes can adore
Symbols of blood red heart give
With words and acts intuitive
Selflessness heart’s flame divine
Light up on Saint’s day Valentine
Prayer
O Lord open my heart and remove every vestige of self. Let me offer my heart’s blood for thee in all Thy different desperate forms. In thy strength I can endure what they cannot. Let me take their burden and carry it for them for my life belongs to Thee.
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