When Someone Becomes Christ To You

When someone becomes
Christ to you
then you must
stop,
be seated with Mary,
and drink in
every word, glance,
and touch.
It is time to
listen
for Love is letting
that precious nard flow,
and are there not
too few
who will catch it?
No time to busy oneself
with Martha's
running about,
nor time
to hasten to harbors
of distraction.
No time
to fill the loneliness
with religion
or busywork,
or plunge into readings
or meditations to find love
deep inside or elsewhere...
for Love
sits before you
longing to be heard
and loneliness
can wait.

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This page is managed by Fr. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Creighton University. E-Mail: bucko@creighton.edu Page Last Updated: December 1, 2001

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