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Living the Gospel: “I’ll always be with you”

Trusting in God

“At the news that I was expecting twins, we entrusted ourselves to God. We already had six children and my husband wasn’t earning much. One day, a friend of mine who was also pregnant, encountered some financial difficulties. I gave her some of my children’s things.

A few days later, I received a gift of two beautiful and valuable baby-care kits from my aunt. Furthermore, just after the birth of our twins, my husband got a promotion with a remarkable salary increase. This has encouraged us to always trust in God.” (A.M. – Brazil)

A small light

“It is a confusing and problematic period at home. There are days when I experience moments of darkness and abandonment. Yet a mother like me should not give up: what matters is to love my family the way I am. I am not alone! I realized that it is only by being detached from ourselves, and by taking Mary as a model, that we can make progress. I started to live this way and God has sent me a small light. If I continue to be guided by love, this light will grow and God will make it shine out for all”. (Margrit – Switzerland)

From the diary of a terminally ill patient

“I am deeply convinced that the Lord loves us always, whether he consoles us or puts us to the test, in order to make us His masterpiece in us in a short time. With the passing of time, many useless things have disappeared from my life, like dead leaves falling in autumn. And now between Him and me, there is a more direct relationship, without intermediaries. For some years now, new health trials have begun. Recently a more serious one came up, for which a remedy has still not been found. It seems that my life is going through a narrow passage. But at the same time I feel that God is closer to me and that my days lie in His hands.”(Filippo – Italy)

An old paralysed religious

“Ever since I was paralyzed in my lower limbs a few years ago, I have had to fight the temptation to feel that I have been left on a ‘dead-end track’. Now I depend on others for all my needs. The world for me has become a single room, and I have to entrust myself to faith to find meaning in my life and discover its value. It’s true that, given my conditions, I can no longer influence the close and far-away events. However, I have this marvellous adventure to live. All can be an occasion for praise, thanks, prayer, and offering. Jesus too on the cross no longer worked miracles or announced the Kingdom, but continued to love, and on the other hand, there he manifested a greater and purer love. Being motionless does not signify stagnation.” (Fr. Vittorio – Italy)

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