I am espoused to Him whom the angels serve. Sun and moon stand in wonder at His beauty. ~from the Rite of Consecration to a Life of Virginity
Christ loved this symbol of the seed.The seed, He said, is the Word of God sown in the human heart."The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed.""So is the Kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the earth."Even his own life-blood: "Unless the seed falling into the earth die, how shall the earth be sown?"…the seed of the world's life was hidden in Our Lady.Like the wheat seed in the earth, the seed of the Bread of Life was in her.Like the golden harvest in the darkness of the earth, the Glory of God was shrined in her darkness…from The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander Dear Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, with you and like you, may I always cherish, nurture and protect the precious seed of God's word within my heart. Amen.
Christ loved this symbol of the seed.The seed, He said, is the Word of God sown in the human heart."The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed.""So is the Kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the earth."Even his own life-blood: "Unless the seed falling into the earth die, how shall the earth be sown?"…the seed of the world's life was hidden in Our Lady.Like the wheat seed in the earth, the seed of the Bread of Life was in her.Like the golden harvest in the darkness of the earth, the Glory of God was shrined in her darkness…from The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Dear Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, with you and like you, may I always cherish, nurture and protect the precious seed of God's word within my heart. Amen.
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