Yes. Today is a special day....December 12th....feast of OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE. We celebrate Mary appearing to the Indian Juan Diego in 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico. She asked Juan to go to the Bishop and tell him that she wanted a church built where she appeared to him. Of course the bishop thought: certainly the Mother of God would NOT come to some insignificant ignorant fellow...so he asked for sign.
And a sign the Mother of God gave him. When she chatted with Juan Diego again he told her of his conversation with the bishop. She told him to pick some flowers....winter, no flowers, but there they were, and some not peculiar to Mexico. Juan put them in his tilma (cape) to take to the bishop. When Juan opened his tilma to give the flowers to the bishop....on his tilma, imprinted was the image of the Lady with whom he spoke. Of course the bishop believed. How much like this doubting bishop we are sometimes!
The events of Guadalupe remind us that regardless of who/what we are, we are called to be bearers of Christ...to bring Christ into our families, neighborhoods, workplace, parish....wherever we are.
Where are YOU called to bring Christ TODAY?
Gracious God, empower me to be the image of your Son today. To image Jesus to all I meet and also to recognize Jesus in everyone who is a part of my life.
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