 (c) Angela Appleton 2011
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November 7, 2011
Dear Family of Mary!
"Dear children, the Father has not left you to yourselves. Immeasurable is his love, the love that is bringing me to you, to help you to come to know him, so that, through my Son, all of you can call him 'Father' with the fullness of heart; that you can be one people in God's family. However, my children, do not forget that you are not in this world only for yourselves, and that I am not calling you here only for your sake. Those who follow my Son think of the brother in Christ as of their very selves and they do not know selfishness. That is why I desire that you be the light of my Son. That to all those who have not come to know the Father - to all those who wander in the darkness of sin, despair, pain and loneliness - you may illuminate the way and that, with your life, you may show them the love of God. I am with you. If you open your hearts, I will lead you. Again I am calling you: pray for your shepherds. Thank you." (November 2, 2011)
I have a very short reflection today! It is an illustration of Our Lady's message, in art! A couple of days before Our Lady gave this message I spent an evening with some of my grandchildren, Angela (7), Mary Jo (5), and Isabel (2) Appleton. We always have a grand time, eating, talking, reading together and of course drawing. Angela loves to draw and produces reams of art. That night, she drew some remarkable pictures, completely on her own.
The picture above is an example of Angela's art. You might think she had already heard Our Lady's message. Here is the sky, so blue overhead, with the sun way up high! And then a young woman standing, but somehow not receiving the sunshine. She has a curious coating of brown stuff all around her. But even in that coating of brown stuff, the girl is smiling and standing erect and seemingly at peace. What is she saying? "When it is dark, God is still with you."
"When it is dark, God is still with you!" - "Dear children, the Father has not left you to yourselves." Angela knows something! When it is dark, when we feel isolated, alone, unable to pierce the dark cloud that surrounds our hearts, we are not alone! The Father has not left us to ourselves! God is still with us! What a deep profession of faith!
To top it off, Angela signed the piece, "From: Angela. To: the earth." This is evangelization! Angela is turning towards her brothers and sisters to give them hope, just as Our Lady asked.
Certainly it seems true that we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we turn and become children! Thank you, Angela!
"When it is dark, God is still with you." (Angela Appleton)
In Jesus and Mary! 和ary TV 2011 |
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