As I begin the day,
My guardian angel
Turns over the hourglass,
So now I have a full hour
To start my day in calm,
With the little grains of sand
Falling down ever so gently;
But then The Enemy
Abruptly turns me upside-down
By unexpectedly flipping the hourglass
Back over, and with the
Suddenness of a desert storm,
Fear has decapitated Time,
And now the little grains of sand
Rain down — and rain down hard —
Like splattering drops of blood,
As I carry my cross;
Our Lady of Love whispers
In my ear and encouragingly
Reminds me to approach
The Sea of Mercy
With great trust —
Just then Our Blessed Lord,
With a carpenter’s strong hands,
Gently yet firmly places
The hourglass back into
An upright position and
Time is resurrected to new life,
And so I continue to meditate upon
The Miracle of Divine Mercy.