THE ZEAL OF CARMELITE
“With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts.” These are the words of the great Prophet of Mt. Carmel, Elijah, whom Carmelites call their spiritual Father.
Oh prophet and saint Elijah, you're a Carmelite father.
With great zeal, dedicated your life as a hermit,
to contemplation and prayers.
A great desire to union with the Lord of Host.
You taught us a motto to follow
The love of meditation on the word of the Lord
Day and night like a candle always lidded
closer to the tabernacle, our soul is like a garden.
Can grow silently full of weeds,
And bad worms and insects can destroy the garden.
If we're not aware and not fervent in prayers.
This worldly temptation, and its allurement,
Is like a lion lurking everywhere.
Help us be fervent in our prayer through meditation on Scripture
Like the waterfall to know you're always presence
Either a sunshine day, rainy day, thunderstorm or tornadoes
You're, in our midst.
Help us to always keep our lamp bright.
Through perseverance and be zealous
of the Lord like our father prophet St. Elijah.
*In Hebrew Carmel mean "Garden"
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