Thursday, June 18, 2009

A GOOD PRIEST


A priest is a lover of God.

A priest is a lover of men.


A priest is a holy man because he walks before the Face of the All Holy.

A priest understands all things.

A priest forgives all things.

A priest encompasses all things.


The heart of a priest, like Christ's, is pierced with the lance of love.

The heart of a priest is open, like Christ's, for the whole world to walk through.


The heart of a priest is a vessel of compassion.

The heart of a priest is a chalice of love.

The heart of a priest is the trysting place of human and divine love.


A priest is a man whose goal is to be another Christ.

A priest is a man who lives to serve.

A priest is a man who has crucified himself,
so that he too may be lifted up and draw all
things to Christ.

A priest is a man in love with God.

A priest is the gift of God to man, and of man to God.

A priest is a symbol of the Word made flesh.

A priest is the naked sword of God's justice.

A priest is the hand of God's mercy.

A priest is the reflection of God's love.