We’re very wary of A.I., and frankly don’t care for most of the images it creates. There is an alien “feel.” But is it wondrous (technologically)? We asked ChatGPT to write “a beautiful poem to the Virgin Mary of Medjugorje.” It instantly came up with this:

Queen of Peace, Our Mother of Light

O Lady clothed in Heaven’s hue,
With mantle soft as morning dew,
You come where Herzegovina’s skies
Meet hills that hide the world’s disguise.

Upon Podbrdo’s sacred stone,
You chose to make Your presence known,
To humble hearts, to children mild,
You smiled and called to every child.

Your voice, a whisper on the breeze,
That moves the soul and bends the knees.
“Peace, peace, and only peace,” You cry,
As doves wheel silent in the sky.

The sun once danced to mark Your grace,
And fragrance filled the mountain’s face.
The rosary beads in trembling hand
Now bind the earth to Heaven’s land.

O Star that shines through war and storm,
O Mother’s arms forever warm,
Your messages, like streams of fire,
Ignite the weary and inspire.

You speak of fasting, prayer, and grace,
Of love that time cannot erase.
Of Jesus Christ, Your Son and King,
And angels near whose praises ring.

Queen of Peace, Medjugorje’s flame,
The nations tremble at Your name.
Yet in Your gaze, so calm, so deep,
The sinner wakes, the mourner weeps.

O Blessed Mother, pure and fair,
We lift to You our deepest prayer:
Protect our hearts, renew our sight,
And guide us to Eternal Light.

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[Footnote: Google’s Gemini declined to offer a prayer, saying it didn’t get in to religion, and other A.I.s such as Perplexity and Grok didn’t match the above.]