Fr. George Ehusani: SILVER JUBILEE!
Dear Friends,
It is with profound gratitude to God that I announce to you all that the Silver Jubilee of my ordination to the Catholic Priesthood comes up tomorrow, August 15, 2006.
As I mark this occasion quietly on the grounds of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Lagos, I am aware of my indebtedness to you all whose inspiration, friendship, wise counsel, collaboration and support, have contributed to making my 25 years in this privileged vocation such a joyful, fulfilling enterprise. I am who I am today in large measure because I am related in one way or the other to, or have come in contact as some point with you.
Please join me in giving thanks to God at this time, and keep me in your prayers, that as I grow older in age and in His service, I may get closer to God in Christ, and that I may become more wise, more focused, and more passionately determined to bear witness with utmost credibility to the Lord Jesus’ civilization of love, as expressed in the pursuit of truth, justice, peace and reconciliation and in the promotion of human compassion, forgiveness and non-violence.
I have attached below my jubilee poem, “Thunderous Ovation†and my jubilee prayer, “Mysterious Desire,†which I’d like to share with you.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. George Ehusani
Thunderous Ovation
The Good Lord has made
These twenty five years
In his Vineyard
A hilarious interpolation
In the eternal stream of laughter
That rocks the Chorus of Heaven
And fills the firmaments
With delight
Providence has made
My twenty five years
In the Presbyterate
The sonorous refrain
Of the beautiful birds of dawn
Heralding good tidings
For all who subscribe
To the logic of the Kingdom
The Almighty One has made
My twenty five years
In the Ministry of Christ
A privileged glimpse
Into the celestial bliss
Of the beatific peace
That is the prize of faith
Ah, my brokenness
My woundedness
And my utter vulnerability
Notwithstanding
The Tremendous Lover
Has made my twenty five years
In His providential stewardship
An astonishing display
Of a potpourri of talents
And a hotchpotch of graces
Oh what mysterious flame of favour
That earned my fragile and feeble self
Such propitious years of fervour
Oh what benevolent vocation
That turned my poor humble existence
Into such a thunderous ovation!
MYSTERIOUS DESIRE
Amidst history’s dark night
Of loveless toil
My soul thirsts and my flesh pines
Like parched soil awaiting the rain
Give me oil in my lamp
Keep me burning with passion
For the Bridegroom whose deathless love
Is the object of my mysterious desire
Ignite the fire of your love
In the sanctuary of my being
Grab my soul as by a magnet
And take hold of even the faintest stirring
In my spirit
Hush my heart
Still my soul
And bend my knees
In humble supplication
Then at the point of convergence
Between my feeble desire
And your awesome love
Dissolve my many loves
Into the One Love
That is better than life.
___________________________________________
Rev. Fr. George Ehusani,
Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, P O Box 951, Lagos, Nigeria. Phone 234-1-2630347; Fax 234-1-2636680
Official Email: gehusani@cbcn.org
Personal Email: ehusani@yahoo.com; ehusani@infoweb.com.ng
It is with profound gratitude to God that I announce to you all that the Silver Jubilee of my ordination to the Catholic Priesthood comes up tomorrow, August 15, 2006.
As I mark this occasion quietly on the grounds of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Lagos, I am aware of my indebtedness to you all whose inspiration, friendship, wise counsel, collaboration and support, have contributed to making my 25 years in this privileged vocation such a joyful, fulfilling enterprise. I am who I am today in large measure because I am related in one way or the other to, or have come in contact as some point with you.
Please join me in giving thanks to God at this time, and keep me in your prayers, that as I grow older in age and in His service, I may get closer to God in Christ, and that I may become more wise, more focused, and more passionately determined to bear witness with utmost credibility to the Lord Jesus’ civilization of love, as expressed in the pursuit of truth, justice, peace and reconciliation and in the promotion of human compassion, forgiveness and non-violence.
I have attached below my jubilee poem, “Thunderous Ovation†and my jubilee prayer, “Mysterious Desire,†which I’d like to share with you.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. George Ehusani
Thunderous Ovation
The Good Lord has made
These twenty five years
In his Vineyard
A hilarious interpolation
In the eternal stream of laughter
That rocks the Chorus of Heaven
And fills the firmaments
With delight
Providence has made
My twenty five years
In the Presbyterate
The sonorous refrain
Of the beautiful birds of dawn
Heralding good tidings
For all who subscribe
To the logic of the Kingdom
The Almighty One has made
My twenty five years
In the Ministry of Christ
A privileged glimpse
Into the celestial bliss
Of the beatific peace
That is the prize of faith
Ah, my brokenness
My woundedness
And my utter vulnerability
Notwithstanding
The Tremendous Lover
Has made my twenty five years
In His providential stewardship
An astonishing display
Of a potpourri of talents
And a hotchpotch of graces
Oh what mysterious flame of favour
That earned my fragile and feeble self
Such propitious years of fervour
Oh what benevolent vocation
That turned my poor humble existence
Into such a thunderous ovation!
MYSTERIOUS DESIRE
Amidst history’s dark night
Of loveless toil
My soul thirsts and my flesh pines
Like parched soil awaiting the rain
Give me oil in my lamp
Keep me burning with passion
For the Bridegroom whose deathless love
Is the object of my mysterious desire
Ignite the fire of your love
In the sanctuary of my being
Grab my soul as by a magnet
And take hold of even the faintest stirring
In my spirit
Hush my heart
Still my soul
And bend my knees
In humble supplication
Then at the point of convergence
Between my feeble desire
And your awesome love
Dissolve my many loves
Into the One Love
That is better than life.
___________________________________________
Rev. Fr. George Ehusani,
Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, P O Box 951, Lagos, Nigeria. Phone 234-1-2630347; Fax 234-1-2636680
Official Email: gehusani@cbcn.org
Personal Email: ehusani@yahoo.com; ehusani@infoweb.com.ng
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