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Illustrated Word |
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2007 |
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Paraclete by
Jane K. Kretschmann
Artwork, Serenity and
Strength , by
Jane Collin
Not
as a ghost come to startle us in-
to submission or scare us from our sin,
but as a mother, after her child cries
from injury while misbehaving, sighs, |
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A Pentecost Day by Judy Krum
Artwork, Filled with the
Spirit,
by Donna Shasteen
the leaves marched in procession
behind the banner of the Dove, the spirit of newness and
hope.
A
Pentecost Day. |
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Death of a Loved One
by Kathie McCarthy
Artwork, Living With Death,
by Corinne Collymore Peters
It is certainly how we
the holy and beautiful children feel
When something we bring to life
or come to love is lost. |
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Tenebrae
by Elizabeth Hurst Downs
Artwork, Sunrise over Smith Point, by
Robert Lewis
Light of the world, blaze up
in me, in us, and spread
like wildfire leaping |
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Awakening by Martha D. Peterson
Photograph,
The Paraclete, by Chuck
Kirchner
At last, at last I hear Your Voice
Piercing the howl of lies.
I freely rest my soul in Thee…
My Home, my Paradise. |
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2006 |
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In the Darkness
written and illustrated by Sr. Claire Joy
No glittering glory… only tender compassion
No mighty judgment… only merciful forgiveness
No shout of triumph… only silent, willing sacrifice.
This child’s destiny
Incomprehensible, impossible… yet true. |
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The Way of the Cross
by Jan Christophersen
Artwork, Window of Pain,
by Mary Ann Breisch
1 “Jesus
is condemned to death.”
Waiting
tensely for the verdict
– a wrenching time before the answer,
“You have cancer.” |
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Afternoon Tea
by Kathie McCarthy
Artwork, Open Door,
by Donna Shasteen
White-moth flowers promising
the crunchy sweet freshness of summer.
A fountain of life returning. |
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Benediction by Ronda Broatch
Artwork, Blue Water, Green Rocks,
by Michael Chesley Johnson
Knows only this prayer
burns deeper than words. |
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2005 |
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Very Cool Rain (Prayer's of a Priest's
Wife)
Written and illustrated by Erin McGee Ferrell
Have mercy oh Lord. Remember,
we are your beloved babes in arm. |
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Channel of Peace
by Cynthia Leidal
Artwork, Pectoral Cross with First Covenant, by
Kristin Anderson
To all people,
to all nations wake up and see
The oneness that we are in Spirit
Awaken our desire for unity |
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Trust The Tortoise
by Mary Kennan Herbert
Artwork,
Lest I Think I Walk Alone, by Barbara Desrosiers
Above all, be patient. The tortoise slowly hauls
portraits into church, through the
looking glass. |
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A Thought by
Abram J. Ryan
Artwork,
Rose Abstraction, by Caroline Coolidge Brown
The flower which Bethlehem saw bloom
Out of a heart all full of
grace
Gave never forth its full perfume
Until the cross became its
vase. |
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Promise of the Garden
by George W. Jones
Photograph, In the Garden, by Dan Hardison
When Easter comes to the Garden
a thousand entombed plants
will
be bursting forward
and upward
into resurrection. |
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