Very few know the Dark Night,
Like St. John of the Cross,
But more of us may experience
An Eclipse of the Son:
For a short period of time
We don’t see Him,
We don’t hear Him,
We don’t feel Him,
But in the dark sky
The dazzling corona of
Pure Light reminds us
That Jesus is silently there,
Wearing His crown of glory,
Yet in a twinkle of time
It is over and He is waiting
To embrace us with the
Sweetness of divine mercy --
I patiently trusted, clinging
To the hope of the Resurrection,
And soon my blind eyes were
Opened once again by the
Brilliant Light of Love.