Today, I am pleased to share a new addition to my poem, Monastery in My Heart.
This February, my editor suggested adding a “Part 3” to this poem. (See related post here.) She said I couldn’t end it with my heart being “ruined”! I think she may be right. 🙂
And now, introducing…Part 3 of Monastery in My Heart!
Monastery in My Heart, Part 3
And yet, even a Heart ruined
Can be restored
And the inner / outer girl
Made one at last.
His gaze still pierces me, pleading,
Come. I’ve saved the best wine for now.
This story ends not in grief,
But freedom.
Not in brokenness, but integrity.
I look into the mirror a second time
And find – all of me.
A daughter seen, known, loved in Christ.
The convent was my healing place,
A resting ground and green pasture,
But He leads me forth on the journey.
My mission is not to return
To its ancient floors,
But to keep a silent cloister
In my heart, and share it with
An aching world.
To find Christ, here.
To be with Him, here.
That is my convent of the heart, and
I can find it any place on Earth.
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Update on the Book
Thank you so much for your prayers and patience as I continue working on my convent memoir. During the past month, I have written several key scenes that will form the conclusion of my book, as well as outlining the remaining chapters of the story. We will see how much more writing ground I can cover during this second month of drafting the book.
While I will not be writing new posts this May, I will be adding more audio content to the website! I am interested in adding video content to the site as well, so please stay tuned for future updates. 🙂
Thank you so much for reading! Join me next week for new audio recordings of Life After Convent blog!
