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Mary
Most Blessed of Women
Once an ordinary
young girl
A faithful servant of
God
Obedient
Gentle of spirit
In her day
Women were good
An unwed mother
Would have meant
shame and disgrace
She must have
suffered with that
And then – to lose
her child
To watch him die a
terrible death
Not able to help him
The child of her womb
Gone
The life and light in
his eyes extinguished
Like the wind blows
away the candle’s flame
Imagine the great
pain and suffering she felt
And when he was
returned to her
I know, I know, her
grateful heart cried with joy
Overflowing with love
Mary
Loved even today by
all faiths
By men and women
alike
She brings comfort
and hope to many
If you just let her
into your heart
Mary
Most Blessed of Women
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Today, if even for just a few moments, let us ask Mary to watch over the souls of those 19 brave Arizona firefighters, lost protecting their community.
AP Photo
Good morning Judie....Thank you so much for your beautiful Mary, your lovely words and the prayers for the Az. firefighters. Praying for Mary's grace to comfort those who lost loved ones and all others affected by this fire.
ReplyDeleteI love what Gemma said and I echo
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Your Mary is love-ly like a
stained glass window,
and your thoughts on Mary...
straight from your heart
to mine. ♥♥
Hail, Mary, full of Grace! Amen!
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ReplyDeletedue to the devastating tragedy in our home town i am honoring those brave souls who lost their lives working diligently to protect others. i invite you to link this beautiful offering next week when i will open my blog again to mornings with mary.
today is a time for prayers and tears.
thank you for understanding the enormity of our loss.
She's a beautiful painting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy...all those young firefighters gone in one horrible day.
I had goosebumps reading your essay and her love is tangible and made real in our physical world through your offering - may those families feel her comfort
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the softened palate you used portraying Mary. I hope Mary's love and equal suffering (and yours) endured can bring some solace to the families of the firefighters.
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