Mother Mary reach out your hand

somewhere here there is the flame
that burns so bright inside
i wonder is it even visible
to the outer world where I reside
am I the inbreath or out breath
or the space right there between
am I past the very moment
where I can really be involved
in an realitys worn out dream


let me burn with spirit's breath
may it clear away the past
so I can see the vision
of the highest light that lasts


on the in breath I am hoping
to be at that moment of Christ's peace
that is where I reach that space
where I can feel complete


and for a half a second
there is a burst of light
that touches my ancient soul
til I come back to experience
the reality of the life I know


so I pray to merge the way
of the mystic path I follow
to find the best of both the worlds
of the in and the out that calls us always


and lord I feel you there somewhere
sometimes just out of reach
perhaps your on the mountain top
looking down at me


and Mother Mary reaches out
and offers me her compassionate hand
and in the space of a half a second
I think I understand


yet I am here on this earth
and I need to find a way
to merge the inner life and the outer world
to serve God's children with love each day