in the silence of her heart

“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.”

Luke 2:19

I have loved that scripture for years.

I love that, after the eager shepherds left to spread the
word that the newborn Savior was finally here, Mary was quiet; that she was still.

I especially love how even at the foot of the Cross, no doubt agonizing over the brutality that her son endured, Mary was yet again quiet; she remained still.

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on…the way

“They are things I whisper in your ear

– confiding them –

as a friend, as a brother, as a father…

so that some thought will arise and strike you;

and so you will better your life

and set out along ways of

prayer and of Love.”

As written by, Msgr. Josemaria Escriva

As I mentioned a few days ago

God led me down the garden path of “growth” recently.

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fan or follower

Are you a fan or a follower?

(Of Christ.)

If you are a follower,

it will cost you

everything.

Jesus says “follow me” at least 20 times in all four Gospels.

6 occasions in Matthew, 4 in Mark, 5 in Luke, and 5 in John.

hugs n’ blessings to all the brave followers.