A Journey of Faith

By Magdala Marie Gilbert

About A Journey of Faith in Prayer


A Journey of Faith in Prayer is a book of poetry that began as a process of healing. It speaks of the inner journey of a soul connecting with God through creation and Gods creatures. It takes into consideration the plight of souls as they journey to God, meeting God through nature and other people. It empathizes with others on their journey as well as the souls own journey, knowing that belief in the power of God will heal all pain.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469196862

Magdala Marie Gilbert

Magdala Marie Gilbert, OSP is an Oblate Sister of Providence. She resides at the Oblate Sisters of Providence Motherhouse in Catonsville, Maryland. She is the Director of Religious Education at Historic St. Francis Xavier Parish in Baltimore City. She is a member of the National Black Sisters Conference (NBSC), Director of the Mother Mary Lange Guild, an active member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of the Knights of Peter Claver: Mother Elizabeth Lange Court # 323 and Chaired the NRVC Black Religious Standing Committee. Magdala Marie taught many years on the Elementary School and High School levels. Sister has been Vocation and Formation Director for her Congregation as well. She has written numerous articles for the Catholic Review, the Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Each year she writes articles for the “Keep on Teaching” booklet and has articles in the book “What We Have Seen and Heard,” published by the Office of African American Catholic Ministries. She has written a booklet about Mother Mary Lange, OSP called, “One Who Dared, Mary Lange: A Short Portrait,” four booklets of poetry. and “A Tribute to Mother Mary Lange and the Oblate Sisters of Providence.”

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Magdala Marie Gilbert, OSP

Copyright © 2012 by Magdala Marie Gilbert, OSP.

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Preface

A Journey in Prayer

Thank You

Use Me Lord . . .

Use Me Lord . . . Part II

Precious God

Holy Spirit

Bread Broken

Guide Us Lord

On Calvary’s Hill

Thankfulness

Jesus

Jesus, You Are My Center

Jesus Love

Shining Sun

The Invisible

Joseph

My Song of Praise

Want To Be Like Jesus?

My Inner Self

A New Walk

Holy Spirit

Depression

Death . . . a Beginning

Cling To God

Choose life

The Stone Rolled Away

Boundless Love

Tranquility

Grace

Blessed Are You

Mary: Our Advocate

Woman At The Well

Mary, Full Of Grace

Who is this Woman?

Mary Magdalen

A Providence Woman

Our Lady Of Providence

The Hands Of Providence In The City Of Baltimore

Valiant Woman

Characteristics Of Mothers

A Catechetical Acrostic . . . A CATECHIST IS . . .

Mother Mary Lange, OSP

Beatitudes To Live By

Called to Discipleship

Welcoming In The New Creation

A Winter’s Drive

What If???

The Heavens

Springtime

Summer Time

Spring . . . Nature’s Best

Autumn

Dark Clouds

Let There Be Peace

A Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Grain In The Shoe

Complacency

Remembering

Ripples For Peace

Pay Attention

Katrina . . . A Psalm of Compassion

Lean on the Lord

Move On

Seek the Lord

Life’s Journey

Trust God In All Things

Let Me, Be Me

Grace Filled Moments

Surprises

The Old Oak Tree

Haiku and Limericks

Haiku/Senryu

Limericks

To all lovers of poetry, young and elderly alike.

Acknowledgement

Special acknowledgement is extended to Sr. Reginald Gerdes, OSP, Mrs. Theresa Wilson-Favors who encouraged me to write, and to Sr. Marina Kelley, OSP who did the final editing. Sr. Mary McNally, OSF who was instrumental in getting published these booklets of poems, now published in book form. Therefore, special thanks to the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany especially Sr. Dorothy Dwyer, OSF who was kind enough to take up the challenge of sorting out this poetry into four booklets. These four booklets will now become one book.

Preface

These four booklets of poetry, which will now be compiled into one book, were the very first poems I attempted to write down what was raging in my heart. It was in 2004 that I wrote my first poem about the Foundress of my Congregation, the Oblate Sisters of Providence. This poem was called, Valiant Woman. These poems were all mixed up and I really did not know what to do with them but with some nudging from friends I was bold enough to get them