The last boulder
In the last newsletter "Echoes of Medjugorje", Stefania Consoli says: We arrived at the 30 th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje. Almost we should not add a word. The grace that moves everything is really incredible and leaves us speechless ... A unique event in the history of mankind! Precisely our generation has been privileged to receive the Mother of God for so long and so full of messages that always bring the truth of Heaven.
Rivers people come to this small town, which over the years has completely changed its appearance to suit the demand for accommodation and catering for pilgrims coming from all over the world. Not always share views on the style and perhaps mundane environment has been created around the church - in his day surrounded by vineyards and forests only. But it is not the case dwell on this issue, because the value of Medjugorje plan must be positioned very different: the Spirit, the life of God. WITNESS
are abundant testimonies of pilgrims who have had the joy of being with God from the hand of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace. I have here a very simple one, which refers to the most important, forgiveness of sins through the Sacrament of Forgiveness:
It's been almost a year since the last trip to Medjugorje and finally we set a new date
next: On March 24 we left! Ten days before the countdown began. The closer that day, more intense, the days are more stressful work and waking up sweating plays ...
But thank God, the moment arrives. Following the classic mishaps usually found in travel, we reach the goal and you feel immediately at home. Hugs and smiles that greet you: "Welcome back!" And a feeling of deep peace fills your heart.
The first meeting is next Mother, on the Hill of Apparitions. I live almost as a preparation Krizevac rise the next morning, where everyone must face their own Golgotha \u200b\u200b... How could begin without the comfort of our mom, so sweet and intense as it always is?
At the foot of Monte de la Cruz, the next day I feel some anxiety. Via Crucis I know this is not like the others ... The invisible backpack that I carry on my back is full of "rocks" of various shapes and sizes. But there is one that stands out: is the stone of selfishness ... I'm ready to go, Lord, let everything under your cross ... But after the first pass, I was reminded of the sadness I saw in the eyes of a woman who was found shortly before. His niece, 16, is seriously ill. What do I do then? I decide to leave two of my "stones" and two others to raise them.
He climbs to the top without "to march" only rosary, only stick to this rise. Leave stones on the road, and by association with others: with other people who have not been here, who can not climb with me, but they would need to do ... I just have my "boulder."
Sir, I am here for that! The Stations of the Cross are passing a after another. Here we are. I can see it: tall, imposing ... I'm happy and tired, I stand under the Cross of the Redeemer.
I kneel down and slowly empty the bag, offering all the stones that suit me. Well, my turn now, my Lord: I have in my hand my last stone, the "boulder." But again I feel a picture: two eyes suffering ...
a suffering that I know well, I understand. I also know that only you, my Lord, the comfort you. So, here under the cross, I also leave the last stone. Not for me but for this person. May not have offered my sin, my Lord, but you comforted me few hours later, giving me the smile of the aunt, showing that person in line at the confessional with those eyes and less sad. All this was my third trip to Medjugorje. Thank you, Father, I thank you, Mother ... Giovanni Saiani
Some are much stronger. But they all have in common that in Medjugorje leave the stones or the "boulder" that were in the bag of the soul. These are the true miracles of Medjugorje, the conversion, the encounter with God that lies ahead. This summer is expected, as always, a great influx of pilgrims. Thousands of opportunities without fear of opening wide the doors of the soul to God that yolk.
Juan Garcia Inza
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