Author: Rose of Sharon

A Special Offer For You!

Rose of Sharon Peace, Personal Reflections, Poetry

The time is near for the official launch of the book that I felt the Holy Spirit nudged me to write. Offerings, A Book of Poetry, will be released on the Feast of Pentecost, May 23, 2021, and I have a special offer for you!

As a supporter of LightofLove.blog, you will be able to order a FULL-COLOR edition of this book for $7.99. The same book (in black in white-not color) will be for sale to the general public on Amazon for $7.99. I have a limited number of these FULL-COLOR books, and I want to thank you for your support of my writing, so this unique offer is just for you!

If you would like to order FULL-COLOR copies of Offerings, A Book of Poetry, please send me a message on my author website contact page – click here: Contact Rose of Sharon.

In the message, let me know:

  1. How many books you want
  2. The address to which you want them sent
  3. And if you want the book(s) autographed

This offer is payable via PayPal https://paypal.me/RoseofSharonWrites?locale.x=en_US or the good old-fashioned way of check, cash, or money order. When you let me know on my author contact page how many books you want, I will send you an invoice for payment (if you don’t pay with PayPal) and then ship your book(s).

Once again, thank you for your support and happy reading!

The King

Rose of Sharon Lent, Liturgical Seasons, Poetry

Within a cave of winter cold,
A newborn King gets gift of gold.
The babe is our Lord,
Who escaped the sword,
Because his dad does what he’s told.

The King grows up and fasts and prays,
Within the desert, forty days.
Temptation then came,
But he beat the game,
Because he minds The Father’s ways.

The King does heal and teach and feed,
He’s hailed with palms; beaten with reed.
The crowd screams, Yes, kill!
Then his blood does spill,
Because of fear and hate and greed.

The King is slain and put in grave,
By everyone he came to save.
And though he is dead,
There’s nothing to dread,
Because he rose and us forgave!

Within a Lent of winter cold,
Let’s mend our hearts; do what we’re told.
We’ll fast, and we’ll pray,
Forgive the wrong way,
And give The King our gifts of gold.

A Winter Lenten Challenge

Rose of Sharon Lent, Liturgical Seasons, Personal Reflections, Poetry

Ice, snow, no electricity, no water, schools, churches and business shut down. The recent week-long Arctic blast was the start of a Lenten season that I have never experienced before. The freezing temperatures presented many challenges for us in Texas and other southern states that rarely experience such frigid weather. However, being shut in with no place to go and minimal distractions turned out to be a blessing! My prayer life was more focused, plus I had more time to write, which was something I was longing for.

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Into the Desert: A 40-day Summer Fast

Rose of Sharon Church in Crisis, Ordinary Time, Peace, Prayer

A Peaceful Option for These Heated Times

Photo credit: Patrick Schneider – Unsplashed

Just what are we to do?  

“What are we supposed to do?” This question arose recently in a small group discussion with some of my family and friends. We had decided to get together (via an online meeting) to try and make sense of the unsettling things that have been happening in our country and beyond. As Christians, we pondered the classic question of what would Jesus do? We knew prayer was a definite answer. In addition to prayer, we also felt a need for action.

 And then someone brought up fasting.

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A Happy Birthday (With Some Amazing Gifts!)

Rose of Sharon Easter, Prayer

Pentacost

Happy Birthday Everyone!

OK, for the small percentage of people who are actually born today (May 31st) this happy birthday wish might make sense, but the rest of you might be wondering about this joyful greeting. Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, also known as the birthday of the Church – not the church building – but the people who are the Church.

Christ promised his disciples that he would send the Holy Spirit to help them after he ascended into heaven, and on Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, they were granted the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These “birthday gifts” from the Holy Spirit were pretty amazing! Continue reading →

After This Our Exile

Rose of Sharon Guest Blogger, Lent, Prayer

After This Our Exile
A Prayerful Reflection on the Pandemic

By guest blogger: J. M. Pridotkas

“This our exile…”

I learned the beautiful prayer “Hail, Holy Queen” as an adult, by hearing it prayed by others in prayer groups and on EWTN’s broadcast of the Rosary. I’ve always thought of it as referring to the state of our life here on earth before we see Jesus in heaven (“…show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus…”). I see it in another light now because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →