THE SPIRITUAL STOCK MARKET / by Joe Castorino

Inspired by St. Teresa of Ávila & Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

The wound of Love

leads to a spiritual stock market crash,

and my stock hits record lows

as I stumble around, lost,

my life feeling like

a comedy of errors

in the dark night of the cross.

But the Good Shepherd

has the divine sense of humor,

and when I am lost,

it is then that I am found.

And so, Christ the Courageous

confidently takes me by the hand,

and the Mystical Rose

takes me by the other;

I allow them to lead me upwards,

and my stock suddenly soars to new highs,

following the flight of

the Dove of Divine Mercy,

and, lo, I once again discover

true joy -- which is none other than

Divine Mercy in the dark night.