Lourdes Light

A meditation poem for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

Lourdes Light

Here heaven 

is,

as cave yields 

darkness

to admit her light.

She,

who 

in her “Yes”

first

restored elemental 

balance;

earth, air, fire, water

re-unify 

here as

healing grace in 

her

presence.

Where she 

rests,

in cave's crook

roses now 

bloom,

candles kindle, 

and the world is 

gentled 

at her touch.

Where she 

stands,

springs fountain

faith forth

and cure

creation,

drawing venom's

poison

from the oldest of

wounds.

Where she 

is,

time stops

and enters 

Eternity's

grotto of

wombing

wonder

where,

bowing 

now,

we 

behold the

Divine blessing

of new

beginning,

Wisdom manifest

now as

Mother 

and Maiden

both.

Where she 

is,

He is,

who makes 

of her

person 

and point

in time 

and place

where

all that is 

broken

becomes

whole

and births

blessing

as

Bernadette

beckons

us

heavenward

home.