New Strength

To Your new saints, O God, You give new strength,
You raise each up to be Your special friend,
they stormed Your heaven--its depth and height and length,
in ways that we can barely comprehend.

They stalk Your heart, they don’t play at the edges,
how do they land a rank so wonderful?
By prayer and pain they slam the devil’s wedges,
You help them make their canonized miracle.

Pope John the Twenty-Third and Pope John Paul,
they strengthen now Your Church and Papacy,
with mighty deeds they answered to Your call,
good time to call on their new strength for me.

I pray You, Lord, call off all Your restraints,
and show Your strength through these Your strong new saints.

                                        by Pete Voelz     5/24/14