Domus Dei et Porta Coeli
(House of God, Door to Heaven)
What if we were aware,
that we are a Temple of the Holy Spirit,
the Body of Christ, the House of God?
What if we lived our lives as if
it were a doorway to Heaven?
What if we perceived your Face
in each moment of grace?
How small our problems might seem,
in the shadow of your infinite Horizon.
Our weaknesses and doubts would crumble,
in the vast ocean of your Divinity.
Everything would be the same,
Yet different.
Changed by the knowing
of the Sacrament of each present moment.

Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion. She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.