The other day, I posted this little story on Instagram. I’ll paste the message here so that you can see it in case you missed it there. It’s about unexpectedly discovering a lost blessing, as well as realizing that it was almost lost forever…Here is what I wrote the other day…
The other day, I posted this on Instagram. I’ll paste the message here so that you can see it in case you missed it there. It’s about unexpectedly discovering a lost blessing as well as realizing that it was almost lost forever…Here is what I wrote the other day…
I am deeply grateful. I discovered this just today. Many years ago, Mother Teresa had given to me this special image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I have moved around so many times during my life and my belongings have been stored here and there. Unfortunately, many precious things were ruined by water damage.
Recently, as I was cleaning in the basement, I came across this picture mixed in with other items that were totally damaged and had to be thrown out. Thankfully, this gift from Mother Teresa was in a plastic frame which protected it from the mold and moisture. I rescued the dirty and wet plastic frame and image from the box and put it aside with a few other items. It was a busy time, so I planned to get to it when I could.
Today, I had a chance to take the picture out of the plastic frame, turn it around, and discover something I had not seen in so many years—Mother’s beautiful words to me, along with her signature which she had scrawled across the back. Her beautiful gift to me which used to adorn a little prayer table in the corner of my kitchen many years ago was almost lost forever. I am very thankful that I came across this special gift from Mother Teresa when cleaning.
I am especially grateful that it was protected from damage. I put the gift from Mother in a different frame. In this picture, I’m holding it up in front of the image I have hanging in my office. It is Mother Teresa’s canonization image. You probably can’t tell in this picture, but it is a huge image. In addition, if you look closely at the image of the Blessed Mother, you’ll see a tiny cross on her veil. That just happens to be a reflection of a crucifix also hanging in my office which reflected on to the picture as I held it up. I thought I would share this blessing with you…???
