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You, little children, are my extended hands...
October 30, 2023
Dear Family of Mary!
Our Lady said to us:
"Dear children!
Winds of evil, hatred and peacelessness
are blowing through the earth to destroy lives.
That is why the Most High sent me to you,
to lead you towards the way of peace and unity
with God and people.
You, little children, are my extended hands:
pray, fast and offer sacrifices for peace –
the treasure for which every heart yearns.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
(October 25, 2023)
Our Lady tells us that she was sent
to us specifically for this time in which we live, because the enemy is
spreading evil, hatred and peacelessness throughout the earth. Of course
we are very aware of this evil work of our enemy.
But we are also very aware that Our
Lady has been with us for over 42 years in this special way in
Medjugorje. She has stood with us against these evil winds all these
years, keeping our faith alive and our hope strong. She is a fortress
for us.
But she also needs us. And I am really grateful for the way she described our job in this time of deep conflict. She told us,
"You, little children, are my extended hands..."
When I have heard her say this in the
past, what she meant by it was not clear to me. How can I be her
extended hands? I don't know what she is doing.
But something has been cleared up for me. She called us very specifically, "little children." We are her little children! She is our mother!! This I understand!
I have been observing my daughter and
how she relates to her 4 very little children, as they are staying with
us these days. I see how much she depends on the older two children who
are 4 and 6. Though they are still really little children, they can do
simple tasks for their mom. They can retrieve things for her. They can
stay with the baby, while she runs to the next room to get a diaper.
They can run all kinds of errands for her in the house. They can turn
off the TV. They can pick up toys. They can clear the table. They
actually are her extended hands!! Always under the direction of the mom,
they can be of help to the whole family.
We can be Our Lady's extended hands
in the very same way. We are not big enough to stop a war or evangelize a
nation. But we can run errands for our Mother as well. We can make a
sacrifice for a person she brings to mind so they will be healed. We can
say the Rosary for the conversion of someone she points out. We can
fast for peace in our neighborhood. We can send flowers to someone who
just lost their husband. Well, you see what I mean. Our Lady has jobs
for us to do, jobs she would like to do herself, but she needs help. She
needs her children here on earth to help her! Our only responsibility
is to listen for her requests and respond to them. Like good older
children, we can do as she tells us, one task at a time.
And I believe she will tell us
specifically what she needs us each to do, one task at a time! She will
direct us if we are listening to her call. May we all start to listen
with great love for the call of Our Mother. She needs us to be her
extended hands!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
(c) Mary TV 2023
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