without your heat

"the flames of His love burn beyond the stars"  St. Columban, abbot

 

when i read this from the Liturgy of the Hours this morning,

i felt great pain

St. Columban goes on to express his weakness

his weakness in being filled with the fire

from this pain...

 

oh Beloved i have asked you before

where do you go and why do you leave

i need your fire within my soul

your burning heart consuming me!

 

without your heat 

i am cold

you know how weak

i really am

 

please melt the ice

my frozen heart

my frigid fear

hold my shaking hands

 

oh Beloved i have asked you before

where do you go and why do you leave

i need your fire within my soul

your burning heart consuming me!

 

to burn for you

to burn for you

to be consumed

to burn for you

 

the flames of His love

burns beyond the stars

divine eternal

unquenching flames

 

I'm sitting here

as cold as stone

with no desire

can hardly pray

 

oh Beloved i have asked you before

where do you go and why do you leave

i need your fire within my soul

your burning heart consuming me!

 

to burn for you

to burn for you

to be consumed

for only you

 

wkm