A quiet Triduum at home:
We have enjoyed just being with each little one of ours and incorporating these quiet times into ourselves so that we go through our own metamorphosis. How good God is to give us a real example of this spiritual-physical-emotional-psychological change that can take place any day, any hour, any minute, but so focused in this time of Lent. Here in Brasilia is the time of the caterpillars-- so many are out and about. But, they must soon change. And so, they are. We are grateful to watch this change, in this season of Lent, as the caterpillars wrap themselves into their cocoons for a while, before becoming the "blue-print" versions God created them to be: beautiful butterflies (see Fulton Sheen's The World's First Love, excerpt below). They have created their cocoons around our home, and we await their exit. These past weeks have been fruitful. Thankfully, God's grace goes beyond
our biggest desires and plans and puts us where we need to be. All
thanks to His mercy, constant love, and total selflessness.
