Old Walls of Faith

Old Walls of Faith 

In loving memory of Msgr Benjamin F Advincula, parish priest of Santa Monica (Roxas City) Capiz.*

Dr Abe V Rotor

Silence in these walls is deafening,

     You can hear your breathing;

But if peace reigns in the Being,

     You won't really hear a thing. 

                  

     Crowned windows with garland,

           and sealed by time,

     while faith ruled over the land

           once in its prime.   

                      

                      Stand tall, oh tower, and taller still,

      the faithful gazes forevermore,

for heaven by wealth cannot fill

     the vacuum of the poor. 

Don't sleep, and never doze;

     have presence, 

for faith behind walls may lose

     its essence.   

*Author was invited resource person in a diocesan conference. circa 2010.
Acknowledgment: Rev Msgr Vicente F Kilata, Rev Fr Vic Bendico, Fr Anthony Bautista, Fr Mark Granflor, Fr Nonoy Abalajon, Fr Noel Abalajon, Fr Robert Alba, Bro Ray Bofill et al