Contact is what I yearn for, a gift of being free
It's a gift that everlasting, the gift of being me.
For it's all that I yearn for from the morning till the night
 And all I need to do is open up and set myself alight.
For this was Gods sure promise the day that I was born
To add the grace of loveliness into the places I felt torn.
He told me not to worry for all would be revealed,
 To trust myself and become aware to all that is being healed.
He told me that life was effortless like the wind upon my face
To love myself was essential as he filled me with his Grace .
To set up healthy boundaries that honoured my need to be.
To give of myself generously but to not give up on me.
He blessed my souls longings for attention, love and touch.
To speak my truth in gentleness for gentleness is not rough
Resistance he said was pointless for my path is alive with joy.
Be a light in the darkness and let my past go by and by.
 
He told me not to falter when I became weary with life's tasks
To still inside and listen, aligning my will with his is all he asks.
Hold not onto my loved ones for they too must embrace,
all the ways of being, till they too find their place.
 
The truth of who I am makes up my core essences
My qualities and gifts are revealed through my daily life lessons.
So I choose to shine my greatness for all the world to see,
God said that he loves me and I have come home to me.
Composed by Marguerite Iona Brady [May 08]

WHAT IS LIFE

life is a river of pleasure and pain

Riches and poverty, profit and gain.

Yet many of us wonder what life's all about,

with its up's and its downs, the floods and the droughts.

But the secret to life is simple you know,

its not acting a part or putting on a show.

Its helping your brother in time of great need,

its accepting Gods will wherever he may lead.

Its getting up in the morning with a smile on your face,

and completing you work with such pride and such grace.

Its seeing Gods beauty in green leaves and trees,

in the flight of little birds, the butterflies and the bees.

Its using each moment of life's winding road,

to help all Gods people and to lighten their load.

Its loving all animals be they dumb or so bright

its teaching your children of their beauty, splendour and might.

Its ending the day with family and friends,

its sharing the days moments and tying up loose ends.

It bowing in prayer for the life that you got,

being grateful for everything no matter you lot.

So life is a mystery to friend and to foe

Give it your best and God alone will know.

Ø Marguerite Iona Brady [1995]

I am in freedom I feel your chains.
I am in equality I feel your pains.
I am in compassion I touch despair,
I am in courage give me your cares.

I am in listening I sense your loss,
I am in memories I take your cross.
I am in honour I feel your shame,
I am in sadness I call your name.

I am in forgiveness I hear your rage,
I am in empathy I release your cage.
I am in trust I see your lack,
I am in abundance I fill your sack.

I am in bliss I create your fire,
I am in ecstasy I taste desire.
I am in silence I still your screams,
I am in tenderness I voice your dreams.

I am in peace this is my gift.
I am your God let’s not drift.

Marguerite Iona Brady (Dec 03)

I can fly; I can fly and reach to the sky,
Just like a butterfly climbing so high.
I welcome the touch of the wind and the rain,
Smiling and laughing I feel totally insane.

Up there I float not a care in my way,
Dancing and twirling I’m singing all day.
Lightness my footing tender my heart,
All that I see I lovingly impart.

Smiling I sit and there I do ponder,
How much I am loved and what a “big wonder”
For all of my life I truly will pray,
And thank all my family with gratitude each day.

Happily I delight in becoming so aware,
Of all that has been given without worry or care.
For life is a wonder, a miracle, a treat,
Excited I run and skip down the street.

Marguerite Iona Brady (Nov’03)

As I sat all alone in an open space,
A wave came towards me without a trace.
As it came all around me, its softness I felt,
My hurt and my grief it gently did melt.
As I sat in its warmth, I felt complete and so whole,
Its love touched my heart and delighted my soul.
I felt nurtured and loved and my soul it did sing,
With praise to my God, about this beautiful thing.
Oh! How lovely it would be to have someone so kind,
So compassionate of heart and gentle of mind.
Whose touch like this wave would gently impart,
A feeling of oneness and love in my heart.
Someone so peaceful, my soul it would rest,
In this sea of tranquillity, I’d build my own nest.
Yet someone who dances, who laughs and who sings,
Who delights in bright mornings and sparkling things.
Someone whose mission is to bring heaven to earth,
To empower and encourage and bring dreams to birth.
Someone whose kindness creates a womb so deep,
I can enter it in silence to cry or to sleep.
Someone whose wisdom is sent straight from above,
Who touches all peoples and guides them with love.
Somebody I can journey with from beginning to end,
A light in the darkness, a companion, a friend.

And so as I sat in this wave, an ocean so blue,
An Angel came close and whispered so true
“This person you dream of is not far away
Is with you each morning till the end of the day”
This person is YOU, who is whole and complete,
Who is loving and affectionate, compassionate and sweet.
You’re loved by all nations, all planets, all stars,
And your name has been written from heaven to mars.
You are a child of the universe and no one can replace,
As she wiped the tears from my eyes and held me close to her face.
“No one can love you as best as you can”
So I walked from this place my number one fan.

Marguerite Iona Brady (Nov ’01)

Never again said the lady, destitute and alone,
Will I see myself as separate and all on my own!
Never again said the woman, weeping and sad,
Will I see myself as the cause of the demise of my lad!

Never again said the girl, battered and bruised,
Will I see myself as valueless and here to be used!
Never again said the mother, hungry and stressed,
Will I see myself as a doormat and not deserving the best!

“Never again” is a phrase I hear all too often,
As I reach for this soul torn and forgotten.
And as we journey together to the depths of their mind,
All pain is dissolved in this ocean so kind.

In tenderness and quietness they cry, laugh and pray,
Then they step forth in peace to bless every new day.
For life is a tapestry, unknown to the best,
May God heal their brokenness and give them kind rest.

Marguerite Iona Brady (feb’04)

Hello Dear God, just called to say,
Its Rachel here and I’m two today.
And though you know me from head to toe,
It’s been a whole year since I was one you know.
And since that time I’ve grown up fast,
And Mammy says that my shoes won’t last.
My hair was long but now its not,
And Daddy says I’m his little tot.
I wake up early and then I shout.
“Mammy come here” and take me out.
She comes in flash and helps me get dressed,
And God I think she is the best.
I go out side to play in the sand,
And come back in with my spoon in hand.
My wellies all wet and my coat half on.
And I sit with Granddad and we sing a song.
I’ve got aunt and uncles and cousins too,
And soon Mammy tells me we will be two,
A brother, a sister what fun it will be,
To have two of us playing under a tree
So now Dear God I too must run,
My party to go to it will be such fun.
But before I go I pray to thee,
Stay with me God till I am three.

Love and light,
Marguerite Iona Brady (Nov`98)

There is Joy in me & I bless myself with
Bliss.
There is Courage in me & I bless myself with
Strength.
There is Despair in me & I bless myself with
Truth.
There is Sadness in me & I bless myself with
Desire.
There is Tenderness in me & I bless myself with
Touch.
There is Companionship in me & I bless myself with
Love.
There is Fear in me & I bless myself with
Trust.
There is Abundance in me & I bless myself with
Sharing.
There is Healing in me & I bless myself with
Peace.
There is Stillness in me & I bless myself with
Space to think.
There is Rage in me & I bless myself with
Release.
There is Conflict in me & I bless myself with
Listening.
 There is Holiness in me & I bless myself with
Inner knowing.
There are Blessings in my life & I bless myself with Gratitude. Amen

Marguerite Iona Brady (may’03)

Hello Dear God, just called to say,
Its Rachel here and I’m two today.
And though you know me from head to toe,
It’s been a whole year since I was one you know.
And since that time I’ve grown up fast,
And Mammy says that my shoes won’t last.
My hair was long but now its not,
And Daddy says I’m his little tot.
I wake up early and then I shout.
Mammy come here and take me out.
She comes in flash and helps me get dressed,
And God I think she is the best.
I go out side to play in the sand,
And come back in with my spoon in hand.
My wellies all wet and my coat half on.
And I sit with Granddad and we sing a song.
I’ve got aunt and uncles and cousins too,
And soon Mammy tells me we will be two,
A brother, a sister what fun it will be,
To have two of us playing under a tree.
So now Dear God I too must run,
My party to go to it will be such fun.
But before I go I pray to thee,
Stay with me God till I am three.

Love and light,
Marguerite Iona Brady (Nov`98)