Sometimes I feel my past like a weight of layers,
so much of it mispent with loud naysayers.
But our Lord and His Blessed Mother saw me sore distressed,
and still loved me, so that their vast Mercy blessed
my cry to return to the Orthodox Church. They answered, Yes!,
and at once came an end to all inflicted duress.
Let this poem declare my gratitude, through high time and deep space:
Praise to You, Savior Jesus, and Hail Mary, full of Grace!
Starward