Author: Gabriele

  • Pain as it heals

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    One of the aspects of facing my wounds that has come to the fore recently is the understanding that the Lord is bringing me face-to-face with parts of me that I would rather not see. I came to see them as reminders of personal failures, of shame, of loss. And perhaps, this is true, to…

  • Receive His Love

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    You shall be called by a new name,  chosen by the mouth of the Lord.You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,  a royal diadem in the hand of your God. Isaiah 62:2-3 As I think about my limitations, these verses make me dream beyond my current state. I long to be…

  • Wounds of Healing

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    Our Lord appeared to His frightened Apostles with His open Wounds. He chose to keep them as a token of love and a reminder of His forgiveness. He was not ashamed of His Wounds. He wanted to show them that such were the means of His healing, of His grace. This gesture reaches me and…