{"id":1685,"date":"2011-10-04T08:56:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T13:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:54:25","slug":"ode-to-st-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2011\/10\/04\/ode-to-st-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode to St. Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father<\/p>\n

of feasting, fasting<\/p>\n

and fun: your ecstatic love of God still<\/p>\n

feeds us with inspiration, devotion,<\/p>\n

commotion, communion, so we<\/p>\n

gather up sticks and play<\/p>\n

violins. we kneel<\/p>\n

in the dirt praying<\/p>\n

praising, remembering our mother earth,<\/p>\n

our sister water, the fox our<\/p>\n

brother Jesus a babe, born so simple<\/p>\n

in a barn, poor- you<\/p>\n

understood, the challenge of following<\/p>\n

Love beyond limits, to great<\/p>\n

extremes: mountain tops, battle<\/p>\n

fields where we learn from lilies how to<\/p>\n

just trust that God shall<\/p>\n

provide. blessed are they<\/p>\n

blessed are you<\/p>\n

our father<\/p>\n

our friend<\/p>\n

our founder<\/p>\n

Francesco!<\/p>\n

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Happy St. Francis Day everyone!!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re rejoicing in the goodness of God today and hope you’ll join us on this special day.\u00a0 May you be blessed with an abundance of joy and communion with God.<\/p>\n

Peace and All Good, Sister Julia
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Ode to St. Francis<\/a><\/blockquote>