Gary Edward Geraci

‘Long the Way

The urge to be a Franciscan,

To the ends my service would extend,

To serve as a Dominican,

Despite the frequent faults of men.

I’d pray as a Benedictine,

Though You’re in need of nothing,

Or gather as a Vincentian,

Because You’re kingdom has no end.

So while the world turns to fables

And lusts to make their truth,

The truth that turns the tables

Is that our God is not aloof.

I don’t have to join a new order

Or pledge a vow to Opus Dei,

For Christ seeks me like a lover

And wills to keep me ‘long the Way.

Gary Edward Geraci