Hello Everyone,
Two Readings/Viewings that are sources for encouragement and uplifting us in our prayers and efforts to bring God's mercy to the world:
1. The Scarlet and the Black - movie with Gregory Peck - speaks to the depths of God's mercy in times of severe trial as experienced during WWII.
2. Some of our spiritual leaders - our most humble and hidden in the Heart of Jesus - teach us the depths of God's mercy.
The following are some quotes from Blessed Mariam Baouardy, also known as The Little Arab and Lily of Palestine (1846-1878). She was an "extraordinary mystic, stigmatic and victim soul. She was born in...Galilee, Palestine. Her family originated in Damascus, Syria. They were Catholics of the Melkite Greek-Catholic Rite, descendants of the Archeparchy of Antioch, the place where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians." She was a Carmelite for part of her life.
"Only love can fill the heart of man. The just man is satisfied with love and a pinch of earth, but the wicked man, with all the pleasures, honors, riches (he can acquire), is always hungry, always thirsty. He is never satisfied."
"Pay attention to little things. Everything is great before the Lord. The Lord does not want robbery in the sacrifice. Offer and give Him everything."
"In heaven, the most beautiful souls are those that have sinned the most and repented. But they made use of their miseries like manure around the base of the tree."
"Be very charitable; when one of your eyes sees what is not right, shut it and then open the other one! Change everything into good."
"If you love your neighbor, it is by this that you will know if you love Jesus. Each time you look at your neighbor without seeing Jesus, you fall very low."
Source: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2010/07/blessed-mariam-baouardy-little-arab-and.html
God bless you.
