Mary at Jesus' feet

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part
and it will not be taken from her.”

Sweet Moses :))

Il-Mulej kien ikellem lil Mose wicc imbwicc, bhalma bniedem ikellem lil habibu;

Mose kellem lill-Mulej u qallu: Ara, int ghedtli 'Tala' lil dan il-poplu', u ma ghidtlix lil min se tibghat mieghi. U int ghedt: 'jien nafek b'ismek, u int sibt ukoll hniena f'ghajnejja.' U issa, jekk jien tassew sibt hniena quddiemek, ghallimni triqatek biex naghrfek u nsib hniena quddiemek. Qis ukoll li dan il-gens hu l-poplu tieghek.

U l-Mulej wiegeb: "Il-prezenza tieghi tigi mieghek, u nserrahlek rasek."

U qallu: "Jekk il-prezenza tieghek ma tigix maghna, itellaghniex minn hawn. Kif se nkun naf jekk sibtx hniena quddiemek, jien u l-poplu tieghek? M'hux ghax inti timxi maghna?"

"Jekk jien tassew sibt hniena quddiemek, ja Sidi, ha jigi Sidi go nofsna, nitolbok; ghax dan hu poplu rasu iebsa. Ahfrilna hzunietna u htijietna, u hudna b'wirt ghalik."

(Ex 33:11-13; 34:9)

Desert

A grain of sand in the desert now. When will it rain, when will dew settle? Will I grumble like the Izraelites and prefer slavery to the famine in the desert? Will I put you to the test God? Grant me the grace, never ever to do so.

Strange as it may seem, this is a place that is to be yearned for:

"Who will give me wings like a dove, to fly away and find rest?
How far I would escape and make a nest in the desert?" Psalm 55

If only I could

"Do not say, think, or do anything unless you see that it is pleasing to God and helpful to others." St Ignatius of Loyola

Mary re: Risen Christ :)))

"She thought it was the gardener" Jn 20:15

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Oh Lord, I want to love You more,
Oh Lord, how can I love You more
Oh Lord, I am but very small,
Oh Lord, right to Your feet I fall..

The Atom of Jesus-Host

"If I am despised by the world,
If it considers me as nothing,
A divine peace flood me.
For I have the Host as my support.
When I draw near the ciborium,
All my sighs are heard…
To be nothing is my glory.
I am the atom of Jesus…"

- The Atom of Jesus-Host St. Therese of Lisieux

Saint George Preca

Ibni, aghtini qalbek (Kliem Alla: Prov. 23, 26)
Binti, aghtini qalbek.

Sinjur Alla, Inti ikkmandajtni biex naghtik qalbi: ghalhekk ghatini l-grazzja tieghek biex jiena inkun nista' naghtihielek, ghax mingharjek ma nistghu naghmu xejn.

Ahna zguri li inti taghtina din il-grazzja la darba inti ikkmandajtna biex naghtuk qalbna, meta ahna nitolbuhielek ghall-glorja teighek, u ghall-gid taghna.

Ghatini l-grazzja tieghek, u jiena naghtik qalbi. Ammen.

(Silta minn 'Ftuh il-Qalb: Talb tal-Qaddej t'Alla, Dun Gorg Preca' L-Ewwel
Ktieb (1998), p. 111.)

To Hide

"Hide me in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 17:8
Hide me, hide me, hide me Lord. Grant me the grace to delight in hiding in You.

Delight in Weakness

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10