Hope in Spring

O barren tree in winter gray,
“Life is no more,” you seem to say.
But cardinal red says, “On a tree
the Precious Blood won victory.
Be not afraid—the spring has come.
Have hope in life through Christ the Son.”

By Natalie Hoefer

(Natalie Hoefer is a member of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis and is a reporter for The Criterion.)