In the meantime, in honor of Holy Week, and Palm Sunday in particular, we'll post this well-known poem of G.K. Chesterton:
The
Donkey
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four- footed things.
The tatter'd outlaw of the earth
Of ancient crooked will
Starve, scourge, deride me, I am dumb
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
Have a very Blessed Holy Week!
ReplyDeleteMay we all experience spiritual joy as we offer sacrifices in honor of Our dear Lord!
"There is a vital objection to the advice to grin and bear it. The objection is that if you merely bear it, you do not grin."
_G. K. Chesterton