In a Time of Tremendous Change
for the Feast of St Ignatius
A shard of metal flies
sharper than a knife:
how will a cannonball
re-create his life?
Following the Moor,
his mule turns its head:
why does it take
the narrow road instead?
A Spanish sword left
before the Black Madonna:
how can sackcloth
become his new honour?
He watches the river
flowing into night:
when do his eyes open
to the source of light?
Valerie Gillies; Epiphany Group member
Used with kind permission – commissioned for the Ignatian Year