It was deep night. Deeper still was the night which enveloped
humanity, enslaved in sin and beyond hope of salvation. On this night
so deep the Light appeared, my little Infant was born. At a time when
no one was looking for his coming, when there was no place open to
receive Him.
With my spouse Joseph, a just and chaste man, humble and
strong, chosen by the Father to be of precious assistance to me during
these moments, I completed the last stage of a most fatiguing journey.
I felt the fatigue of the journey, the sharpness of the cold, the
uncertainty of the arrival, the insecurity of what might be lying ahead
of us.
And yet I dwelt, as it were, far from the world and the things
of the world, all absorbed in a continual ecstasy with my Child, Jesus,
whom I was about to give birth. As a mother I thought of a house, and
the Father prepared us a shelter. I dreamt of a cradle for my little
baby, and even then the manger was ready.
When fatigue had seized upon us and the continual refusal to
receive us had worn out our human endurance, then the cave was ready
for the light. Unexpected, unwelcome, reflected by humanity,- and yet
at this moment redemption begins for humanity. There is so much
darkness all about. And yet an ever increasing light shines within the
cave. And now it appears entirely from heaven, while the Mother is
deeply absorbed in prayer. Now completely enveloped in this divine
light, I behold for the first time his body: his eyes, his checks, his
lips, his face, his arms, his hands. I feel his little heart which has
scarcely begun to beat.
Thus the light rises in the midst of darkness and my little
Child comes to save the world. He is born in poverty and in the pain of
this rejection, and his first cries are but tears of mourning, he feels
the rigor of the chill as the whole world envelops Him in its cold. My
Heart gathered the first tears of the divine Child. They were mingled
with those of my own Heart and I wiped them away with my mother’s
kisses.
Our Lady’s words..to her children.
minus 20 Farenite here last night..and we still don’t have much snow to speak of.. and yes I am freezing..
hope you all are keeping warm.. only a few more days left.. most of my shopping is done.. now for the cooking..
all those yummy things that give one a tummy ache.."smile"
hope you have a very blessed day..
sending soft "WARM" hugs.
always ~Hope
