“Let me be Your rose”
st. therese of lisieux, known for her "little way"
to heaven, once said that she wanted to shower the earth with roses. the
rose, her calling card, usually accompany a miracle that is granted through her
intercession.
but, little did i realize when i began my own path to
heaven, that we are the roses that this great saint once spoke of.
because more beautiful than any earthly rose, is the exquisite rose of our
spiritual hearts, our own souls that glisten in the misty dew of dawn, embraced
by the shimmering rays of the morning star.
Our Lady is called the "Mystical Rose." it
is because She is the crowning jewel in God the Father's heavenly garden.
a loveliness in purity and perfection that is beyond our fullness of
understanding on this side of heaven--the Eternal Father's supreme delight.
and yet, each of us are a uniquely special creation and
joyful delight to God's Paternal Heart. we are His children. we are
loved.
the Immaculate Heart of Mary is typically depicted being
embraced by a crown of white roses. could this be because we are called
also to embrace this dear Mother as Her own children, born anew in precious
purity and radiant holiness, in imitation of the great Mystical Rose, Our Queen
in heaven?
the Blessed Mother brings us to Her Son. through Her
freely given 'yes' is our salvation born in Her Son. but Her 'yes' cannot
be limited solely to that particular moment in time, no, rather, She said 'yes'
every continual moment of Her life.
She gave and loved beyond any other created being ever has
or ever will. for, in Her continual 'yes,' to God, She loved every human
being that ever lived. devoid of any self-interest, She saw with true
wisdom the entire family of God in Her Heart, loving completely those who had
brought Her to life in Her time, and then She carried that love for humanity
into the future, loving every generation who would walk the face of the earth.
the Mystical Rose, Our Queen in Heaven, Our Dearest Mother.
oh, how i long to embrace this most tender of mothers, both in gratitude
and love for the precious gift of salvation She gave me through fulfilling, in
the most perfect way, all the desires of God the Father's Divine Heart for
humanity.
and yet, i know that i can embrace Her before my appointed
time, by welcoming Her presence always in my own heart.
i can give to Her all that i am today, to be recreated and
molded into Her total image of Love. in doing so, i join my own little
heart to Her Immaculate Heart which forever beats in time with the Most Sacred
Heart of Her Son.
a spiritual trinity of Hearts then, held together by the
Eternal Flame of Love, the Holy Spirit, plunged deeply in the Divine Heart of
the Beloved Father.
as one walks the pathway of love, one realizes the so very
precious jewel that heaven offers and beckons to each of us in Holy Love.
a love that is called to be 'set apart' for God's own intentions, a Holy Love
that is found in and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which points the way
always to Her Son.
as we willingly step into this Holy Love, the Sacred Chambers
then open up more freely to us, laying bare and wooing us constantly, desiring
at all times, to compel us forward into a deeper, more penetrating, more
perfect love, that reveals at its heart, a complete and total surrender to the
Most Divine Will of the Father.
the Chambers of the Most Sacred Heart. standing at the
antechamber of Holy Love, oh, how i long to progress further and be perfected
through such a beautiful mystery that can only be recognized as the unity and
fullness of Truth--a mystery and a revelation so sublime that it resonates and
speaks to the very core of my being, my soul.
let me be Your rose, sweet, dearest Mother. let me be
that seed that waits in stillness of winter, dying to itself in springtime, in
order to be transformed and reborn as a beautiful budding rose, that awakens in
the fullness of the Light.
let me face the heavens, as the Father smiles down on me in
pure delight. let the rays of His Son melt upon me as the breeze of the
Spirit lifts me up, glistening in the dew of a Mother's sweet tears. let
me be perfected in a love that has no bounds.
i desire this. i want this. i need this.
let my every breath, my every movement, my every heartbeat,
my very being belong to the United Hearts of the Most Holy Trinity and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Jesus, i trust in You!
may i always love You!
amen.
