General (Vol. 2)

Article Sections

Contents

  1. A Small Voice
  2. Aspects of Motherhood
  3. When Jesus Stands Before Me
  4. The Revolution
  5. I Cannot Bear to See the News
  6. Disaster
  7. Ways of Praying
  8. Five Thousand
  9. When the Colour Runs Out
  10. For Mission
  11. Life Songs
  12. Exploring Theodicy And Dorothy Soelle
  13. Salute the Dawn
  14. World Harvest
  15. Dona Nobis
  16. I give
  17. How Do You Know?
  18. War and Peace
  19. Security
  20. Risk
  21. Behind the Tomb
  22. The Fall in Question
  23. Clarity in Mystery
  24. Forever and Sublime
  25. Death's Shadow in a Kiss
  26. Beauty
  27. Dearest Jesus
  28. Deus Semper Maior
  29. The Parish Church
  30. The Earthly Pain of Jesus
  31. Amor Omnia Vincit
  32. Gospel Music
  33. Thy Glittering Throne Awaits The Throng
  34. Wisdom and Love
  35. Creativity
  36. Traditions
  37. God and His People
  38. Love is Supreme
  39. Liberation
  40. The Heavenly Balance
  41. The Impenetrable Core
  42. All Saints
  43. The Calling of Mary
  44. Christ Triumphant Dwells within Us
  45. On the Streets
  46. You and Me
  47. Revenge
  48. Hostages
  49. Earthly Glory
  50. Water of Life

When Jesus Stands Before Me

  1. When Jesus stands before me
    And looks into my soul,
    Instead of taking over
    He prompts my self control:
    Instead of moralising
    He gives me back my space
    Then leaves me with the picture
    Of his rapt but ravaged face.
  2. Where love is born of freedom
    The love of self confines;
    Where advertising glitters
    The love of Jesus shines:
    And there is not much freedom
    In looking at yourself,
    Imprisoned by the mirror
    And the bottles on your shelf.
  3. This covenant looks easy
    And it isn't cruel (n)or hard
    But the love of God and neighbour
    Means down-playing self regard:
    And instead of seeing a circle
    We tend to see a race
    With only one true winner
    And the rest in second place.
  4. Then stand before me Jesus
    To defend my life control
    Through the presence of The Spirit
    As the guardian of my soul:
    In the end I will be worthy
    To be in God at last,
    Safe for any kind of future,
    And forgiven what is past.