When Our Blessed Mother first called me to Our Lady’s Chapel during the 2020 crises, I was in awe of what I saw and heard from these priests and I pondered what the actual difference between them and what I was seeing back in our parishes could be. She spoke to my spirit: ‘these priests aren’t afraid of the cross’. Wow…that was such a powerful moment for me. “crosses” come in many shapes and sizes. Caring too much about what the stereotypical ‘Karen’ thinks, for example, can be a form of trying to escape the cross.
There are so many ways both big and small where I’m tempted to run from my daily crosses. Lord give me the courage and strength to always persevere in doing Your Will.