GOODBYE

April 4, 2013 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

Farewell, goodbye dear friend,

I didn’t know you well enough, now I have to wait a while to talk again.

Farewell dear Jim,

Stay close to God now you have left, and wait for us, we will be along.

I won’t understand why you left so soon,

Only you and God know why.

Unannounced departures leave a gap,

Wide in the lives left in the room.

Goodbye for now,

We will see you once we are done here.

Living out our lives as best we can,

Without that big wide smile, worn with pride under your instructor’s jacket.

I will Cross the Sea

April 1, 2013 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

I will cross the sea.

And leave my shore behind;

A twenty-seven foot boat awaits me, filled with teachers.

I will cross the sea.

Climbing into the wooden boat, my knees are skinned;

Ouch! No matter I am here now, with unexpected friends. How nice.

I will cross the sea.

They all talk about God, and some journey;

They were all hurt getting into the boat too. That’s strange.

I will cross the sea.

Someone is asleep at the stern; the wind increases;

The boat resembles the roof of my church, whitecaps now.

I will cross the sea.

Waves now wash in, some are shouting, others calm;

Twelve terrified men stumble towards the man in the stern; still sound asleep.

I will cross the sea.

If we sink now, amongst this chaos, we will be protected, I think;

No. I am sure. Hey what’s happening they woke the poor guy up.

I will cross the sea.

He stood up, stretched out his arms, but not a waking stretch;

The seas dropped, and fear. We are in the right boat. We are safe. Who is this man?

REFLECTION ON HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL MASS THE EMPTY TOMB 30 MARCH 2013

March 30, 2013March 30, 2013 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

Imagine the delight of Mary and the other women as they raced to tell the news! Then Peter did the same and was also amazed, the unbelievable appeared to have happened. Let us savor this along with all of the meaning this gave to the other scriptures in the Old Testament, Christ was among us, risen, our King, Our Lord. Imagine what happened in your life when you discovered “your empty tomb”, that insight with faith that Jesus was risen, and He was inside you; available at all times; with unlimited, unconditional love for you. He had given everything of His humanity, and now made it clear he loves you divinely.