The Walk of Hope

 The Walk of Hope

 He is Alive! Jesus is Alive!

He goes before us in Galilee.

I walk with a joyful heart.

Toward the Light of the Risen One.

The stone is rolled away. The tomb is empty.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

He is truly Risen!

I contemplated his Holy Cross,

I saw Mary, his mother, our mother and

I understood everything.

 

I understood in a heart-to-heart,

The power of our Lord's message of love.

Through the Cross, Hope is reborn.

The light springs from the empty tomb.

I tasted his mercy and

An energy of love filled me with happiness.

 

The fire of the Lord's love

Fires my heart and renews me.

His love heals my wounds.

His love unites me with the whole cosmos.

His love fills me and makes me so

Vulnerable and grateful

To have been loved as I am.

His merciful gaze softens my gaze.

He calls me by name and has chosen me to

Follow in his footsteps as the Risen One.

He gives me his peace, not as the world, and

Gives me back the joy of being saved.

 

Witness to Christ,

Witness to his resurrection,

I sing of the Lord's wonders.

I have seen his glory.

I have seen the power of my Lord.

I hear his voice from within.

The Holy Scriptures speak to me and

show me the paths to happiness.

I hear the cry of the earth and

I offer my prayers like incense to heaven.

I take time to contemplate creation and

I see my Lord and my God everywhere and

In everything.

His loving Presence embraces me in

A whirlwind of luminous energy.

I commune with this divine Presence.

It pacifies me and gives me the strength to love.

 

Life calls me,

I walk towards Life,

Towards the Light of Easter.

I risk my life on the road to

Welcome true Life:

Life of love, joy, charity,

Justice and hope.

I dare to hope to meet Christ in

Your eyes, your culture, your smile, your hands,

Your words and in your home.

As my heart burning with

The love of the Risen Christ,

I walk with my sister 'Hope' towards Life.

 

The Lord invites us to Easter.

Let's join in the dance of brotherhood.

Let's exchange glimpses of light and love.

Let us open our arms and hearts to welcome Christ.

La Marche de l'Espérance

 La Marche de l’Espérance

Il est Vivant! Jésus est Vivant!

Il nous précède en Galilée.

Je marche avec un cœur joyeux

Vers la Lumière du Ressuscité.

La pierre est roulée. Le tombeau est vide.

Alléluia! Alléluia! Alléluia!

Il est Vraiment Ressuscité!

J’ai contemplé sa Sainte Croix,

J’ai vu Marie, sa mère, notre mère et

J’ai tout compris.

 

J’ai compris dans un cœur à cœur

La force du message d’amour de notre Seigneur.

Par la croix, l’Espérance renaît,

La lumière jaillie du tombeau vide.

J’ai goûté à sa miséricorde et

Une énergie d’amour m’a rempli de bonheur.

 

Le feu de l’Amour du Seigneur

Enflamme mon cœur et me renouvelle.

Son amour guérit mes blessures.

Son amour m’unit au cosmos tout entier.

Son amour me remplit et me rend

Si vulnérable et si reconnaissante

D’avoir été aimée telle que je suis.

Son regard miséricordieux adoucit mon regard.

Il m’appelle par mon nom et m’a choisie

Pour suivre ses pas en tant que Ressuscité.

Il me donne sa paix, pas celle du monde et

Me rend la joie d’être sauvée.

 

Témoin du Christ,

Témoin de sa résurrection,

Je chante les merveilles du Seigneur.

J’ai vu sa gloire.

J’ai vu la puissance de mon Seigneur.

J’entends sa voix de l’intérieur.

Les Saintes Écritures me parlent et

Me montrent les chemins du bonheur.

J’entends le cri de la terre et

J’élève mes prières

Comme de l’encens vers le ciel.

Je prends le temps de contempler la création et

Je vois mon Seigneur et mon Dieu

Partout et en tout.

Sa Présence aimante m’étreint

Dans un tourbillon d’énergie lumineuse.

Je communie avec cette Présence divine.

Elle me pacifie et me donne la force d’aimer.

 

La Vie m’appelle,

Je marche vers la Vie,

Vers la Lumière de Pâques.

Je risque ma vie sur la route

Pour accueillir la vraie Vie :

Celle de l’amour, de la joie, de la charité,

De la justice et d’espérance.

J’ose espérer rencontrer le Christ

Dans tes yeux, ta culture, ton sourire, tes mains,

Tes paroles et dans ta maison.

Le cœur brûlant de l’amour du Christ Ressuscité,

Je marche avec ma sœur ‘Espérance’ vers la Vie,

 

Le Seigneur nous invite à la fête de Pâques.

Entrons dans la danse de la fraternité.

Échangeons un regard étincelant de lumière et d’amour.

Ouvrons nos bras et nos cœurs pour accueillir le Christ.

 

THE NUDITY OF JESUS ON THE CROSS

The Nudity of Jesus on the Cross

 

Jesus' nudity began in a manger.

Without comfort or fuss.

Like a consuming fire,

He denounces the hypocrites who honor His Father

With lips but no heart.

 

Jesus went from town to town and

Having nowhere to lay his head.

Wherever he went, he did good.

His food was to do his Father's Will.

His Word, the Word made flesh,

Overturned the customs of his time.

He came to fulfill the Law of Moses

To make human beings divine.

 

Jesus, God and Man, is the One who brings Life.

Life in abundance.

In the face of resistance from the forces of darkness,

He freely chose the way of the cross.

 

The cross humanizes us.

We share deeply Jesus’ suffering from

His agony, his scourging,

His crowning with thorns,

The carrying of his cross,

His crucifixion and death.

 

The cross divinizes us.

From the height of the cross, the Son of God is naked.

Jesus’ clothes are taken away.

From his nakedness, he has clothed everyone with

His humanity and glory.

 

The cross makes us luminous.

If we die with Christ Jesus,

We rise with Him.

Christ leads us into the dance of

Hope and brotherhood.

 

The cross gives us life.

It is the victory of Love.

YES! Love makes us stronger and more joyful.

With Christ we walk towards the light

To live as risen souls, with Him by our side.

 

The cross roots us in charity.

It becomes the anchor of our lives,

Our only hope.

Jesus, I love you. I adore you.

Thank you, Jesus, for going to the very end of Love.