Sister Carmen Bernos de Gasztold was a Benedictine nun and gifted writer who lived from 1919 to 1995. She wrote two books giving voice to God’s animals titled “Prayers from the Ark” and “The Creatures’ Choir.” This summer I am sharing once again more of her pensive poems.

The Ark waits,

Lord,

the Ark waits on Your will,

and the sign of Your peace.

I am the dove,

simple

as the sweetness that comes from You.

The Ark waits,

Lord,

it has endured.

Let me carry it

a sprig of hope and joy,

and put, at the heart of its forsakenness,

this, in which Your love clothes me,

Grace immaculate.