Beloved daughter of the Lord,
O, my beloved daughter!
How glorious you are,
lifted up in loving
arms, in glory, radiant
and beaming. Protected,
safe in your innocence,
now eternally His.

Dear one, bring comfort to
my soul. Let my
meditations be upon your living
kindness and goodness. Bring
the endearing times to me and
drive away the pain of separation.

My sweet, the mysteries are
magnified and glorified
in you. How can
my soul understand?
Words fail as I ponder
you praising and
rejoicing in the presence of the Lord,
while I, in my fatherly love for you,
am crushed.
You in the heavenly, me in the earthly.

Beloved daughter of the Lord,
O, my beloved daughter!
You in the heavenly!
Eternally His!
Praise be to the Lord!

SRB, 5-18-1999