The Power of the Cross - Through His Wounds: Poetry and Reflections on the Cross
By J A Russell
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J A Russell
With the coming of Vatican ll in the 1960s, the author, as a Catholic mother of young children, welcomed the invitation to become a catechist involved with preparation for the sacraments of first confession and holy communion. She found that the more she expressed her faith, the more her faith was strengthened. It was certainty in God’s presence in the sacraments that enabled her to continue practicing her faith in times of adversity, with constant awareness of living in the light of God’s presence on the journey back to him. It is through a deep and continuous relationship as daughter of a loving father who is here with us in every aspect of our lives—whether serving him at home in the kitchen or at the altar in church, suffering in illness, or running freely along a beach—that the author wishes to encourage the reader to also seek a personal encounter with the Holy Spirit of God, holding on to the promises Jesus gives in the gospels. As a young person, the author found a great sense of God’s omnipresence through traveling widely and attending mass in foreign countries (mass still being said in Latin), being greatly influenced by the beauty and wonder of creation. Throughout a time of suffering, it was a great comfort to her to experience this same God present in her difficulties—still loving, still guiding, and patiently leading her into a deep experience of his powerful healing and grace. The author has great devotion to the mother of God and over the years has found immense joy as a Eucharistic minister. As a Catholic, she has seen the coming together of Christians in shared services. She has love of prayer, singing, and composing sacred music and is author of several inspiring books on God’s powerful presence, having a long-held desire to share the wonder of God’s life and healing light, which remain with us throughout even the simplest of things in our everyday life.
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The Power of the Cross - Through His Wounds - J A Russell
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10235.pngimage005.tifBless the Lord, O my soul
and all that is within me
bless His holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul
and do not forget all His blessings.
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens
and His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the Lord, O you His angels
you mighty ones who do His bidding,
obedient to His spoken word.
Ps.103:1-2; 19-20
CONTENTS
The Power of The Cross
Through His Wounds We Are Healed
O Sacrament Most Holy
He is There
Upon the Wings of Grace
Such Mystery!
The New and Everlasting Covenant
The Power of the Most Precious Blood
‘This is My Body’
‘Never Will I Abandon You’ Is.49:15
Because Your Love Came Down
Every Word
‘Come, Follow Me’
The Blood of Christ
Faith in Christ
Beloved of God
Jesus, God and Man
‘Remain in Me’
Through the Cross
Our Healing
At the Cross
Saviour of the World
‘I Am With You Always’
‘Follow My Son’
A Pilgrim’s Prayer
Our Mother Too
In His Presence
He Was Working With Them
Through The Son
He Is Coming
image029.tifThis is the victory that has
overcome the world – our faith.
Who can overcome the world
but the one who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God?
He it is who came by water and blood,
Jesus Christ,
not with water alone
but with water and blood,
and it is the Spirit that bears witness
since the Spirit is Truth. 1 Jn.5:1-6
Through His Wounds We Are Healed
In His life Jesus surrendered to His Father’s will so perfectly that with confidence He was able to meet the Cross. Jesus was free for His Father, trusting Him. For our sake Jesus surrendered His every thought, word, deed, His very ‘Self’, giving Himself in bread, in wine, making with us a new and eternal Covenant through the shedding of His blood. To be pruned is to be cut off from something or to have something taken away; if we are joined as branches onto the Vine, as we remain in Jesus we can expect some pain, some discomfort, some loss. He is Saviour of the world.
Christ suffered for you and left an example for you
to follow in His steps. 1 Pt.2:21
Jesus had nothing so that we might have everything; Jesus takes and we receive, healing our sorrows, knowing our hearts, making us free. As His Beloved children, following the Way, we know we are