The sky was heavy with clouds this morning, and the wind smelled like rain. Sister Mary Claire wrapped her shawl tight around her shoulders as we waited by the mailbox for Robert. Mini wagged her whole bottom when his pickup came rattling down the gravel road. Robert smiled and said, “Hop in, girls, we’ll beat the rain yet.” Mini sat between us on the seat, her paws tucked neatly, watching the gray fields roll past.
At Church, Father LeRoy read from the Gospel of St. Luke about how Jesus cast out a demon, and the people accused Him of using evil power to do it. Father said in his homily that Jesus wanted everyone to understand that good and evil cannot live in the same heart, just as a house divided cannot stand. When we let Jesus rule our hearts, he said, His light drives away every dark corner. Father told us, “If you fill your heart with prayer, charity, and truth, there will be no empty room left for evil to come back in.”
After dinner, Mini and I walked down to the cave before the rain began. The air inside was damp and sweet, and the sound of dripping water echoed softly. I knelt at Our Lady’s grotto, lit the little candle, and prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries slowly, bead by bead. When I finished, I said Our Lady's Litany, whispering each holy name that praises her. I thought of Father’s words about keeping our hearts full of goodness, and I prayed that mine would always belong to Jesus and His Mother. Mini rested beside me, half asleep, her ears twitching at the cave’s quiet sounds.
Love, Kathy
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