The bread and wine to Him transformed
Will suit the plan He has for each,
For everyone in Him is formed
By Him, receives what He will teach.
Each person’s story is his own
Of way Christ Jesus lives in him;
In trust will sprout His seeds are sown
As each becomes His Bethlehem.
His manger lies within each heart
Where swaddling clothes to grave clothes change:
Our false self dies as He imparts
His Risen Life in fair exchange.
He dies in us so He can live
Again in hearts He will make pure,
And through us each Himself he gives
As all from Satan’s lie are cured.
We find we have become ourselves
From His beginning meant to be,
Each one a picture of His health
As His obedience sets us free.
We meet Him in His Sacrament
When ’round His altar we all bow,
Where we taste heaven’s nourishment
As He descends into our now.