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MARIA VALTORTA

THE

POEM

OF THE

MAN-GOD

THE PERSON AND WORKS OF MARIA VALTORTA

Maria Valtorta was born on th !"th

o# Mar$h !%&'(

In th s)rin* o# !&!+, ./rin* a tr0n.o/s )rio. o# .s)ration an. .sir1, th Lor. attra$t. hr to

Hi0sl# b2 0ans o# a .ra0 whi$h was to r0ain 3i3i.1 in Maria thro/*ho/t hr li#(

4/t hr with.rawal #ro0 th wor. was still r0ot( In !&!' Maria ntr. th ran5s o# th Sa0aritan

N/rss, an. #or i*htn 0onths o##r. hr sr3i$ at th 0ilitar2 hos)ital in Florn$ to sr3 thos who

s/##r.6 sol.irs, not o##i$rs61 sh #lt as i# sh wr swtl2 obli*. to .raw 3r $losr Go.1(

In !&78 an a$t o# tho/*htlss 3ioln$ 0ar5. th b*innin* o# hr *ra./al i00olation9 sh was str/$5 inth ba$5 b2 a 2o/n* .lin:/nt with an iron bar stri)). #ro0 a b.(

Attra$t. b2 th ;0)la o# Saint Thrs o# th " sh was no lon*r abl to la3 hr b.6

It was in !&"7 that sh was 3isit. b2 a )io/s 0issionar2, Fr( Ro0/al. Mi*liorini who was hr s)irit/al

.ir$tor #or #o/r 2ars? at his r:/st in !&">, sh a*r. to writ hr A/tobio*ra)h2(

Pro... b2 s/)rnat/ral i0)/ls on Goo. Fri.a2, th 7>r.

o# A)ril o# th sa0 !&">, sh b*an writin* th

.i$tations19 hr a$ti3it2 as writ ra$h. intnsit2 #ro0 !&"> to !&"', .i0inishin* )ro*rssi3l2 /ntil !&@>(Mostl2 th notboo5 writtn b2 Maria Valtorta $on$rns th li# o# =s/s9 Th Po0 o# th Man-Go.(

In !&"& Maria o##r. to Go. th sa$ri#i$ o# not sin* th $$lsiasti$ a))ro3al o# th Wor5, an. sh

a... th )r$io/s *i#t o# hr own intlli*n$(

Sh .i. in !&+! an. in !&'> with $i3il an. $$lsiasti$ )r0issions hr 0ortal r0ains wr trans#rr. to

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Th s$on. 2ar o# th P/bli$ Li#

Th thir. 2ars o# th P/bli$ Li#

Pr)aration to th Passion

Th Passion

Th Glori#i$ation(

Maria Valtorta

THE POEM OF THE MAN-GOD

VOLME ONE

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THE HIDDEN LIFE

Vol ! - INDE

THE HIDDEN LIFE

!( Intro./$tion( Pa* '

7( =oa$hi0 an. Ann Ma5 a Vow to th Lor.( %

>( Ann, Pra2in* in th T0)l, Has Hr Wish F/l#ill.( !!

"( With a >

'( Th Son Has P/t His Wis.o0 on His Mothrs Li)s( >'

%( Mar2 Is Prsnt. in th T0)l( "7

&( Dath o# =oa$hi0 an. Ann( "%

!8( Mar2s ( Th 4irth o# th 4a)tist( !8&

7"( Th 8( Th A.oration o# th Sh)hr.s( !"8

>!( a$harias Visit( !@8

>7( Prsntation o# =s/s in th T0)l( !@@

>>( L/llab2 o# th Vir*in( !+8

>"( Th A.oration o# th Wis Mn( !+7>@( Th Fli*ht into E*2)t( !'>

>+( Th Hol2 Fa0il2 in E*2)t( !%!

>'( Th First Wor5in* Lsson Gi3n to =s/s( !%%

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>%( Mar2 th Ta$hr o# =s/s, =/.as an. =a0s( !&7

>&( Pr)arations #or =s/s ( '

"'( =s/s Mts =ohn an. =a0s( 7"7

"%( =ohn an. =a0s S)a5 to Ptr abo/t th Mssiah( 7"+

"&( First Mtin* o# Ptr an. th Mssiah( 7@8

@8( =s/s at 4thsai.a in Ptrs Ho/s( H Mts Phili) an. Nathanal( 7@%@!( =/.as Tha../s at 4thsai.a to In3it =s/s to th W..in* at !&

+>( Th L)r 7!

+"( Th Paral2ti$ 7@

+@( Th Mira$/lo/s Dra/*ht o# Fishs( >>8

++( Th Is$ariot Fin.s =s/s at Gths0an an. is A$$)t. as a Dis$i)l( >>7

+'( =s/s Wor5s th Mira$l o# th 4ro5n 4la.s at th Fish Gat( >>@

+%( =s/s Pra$hs in th T0)l( =/.as Is$ariot is with Hi0( >>&

+&( =s/s Ta$hs =/.as Is$ariot( >""

'8( =s/s Mts =ohn o# b. at Gths0an( >"&

'!( =s/s with =/.as Is$ariot Mts Si0on alot an. =ohn( >@@'7( =s/s, =ohn, Si0on an. =/.as *o to 4thlh0( >@%

'>( =s/s at 4thlh0 in th Pasants Ho/s an. in th Grotto( >+!

'"( =s/s Gos to th Hotl in 4thlh0 an. Pra$hs #ro0 th

R/ins o# Anns Ho/s( >'8

'@( =s/s an. th Sh)hr.s Elias, L3i an. =os)h( >'%

'+( =s/s at =/ttah with th Sh)hr. Isaa$( >%>

''( =s/s at Hbron( a$harias Ho/s( A*la( >&!

'%( =s/s at Krioth( Dath o# Ol. Sa/l( >&'

'&( =s/s on His Wa2 Ra$5 Sto)s with th Sh)hr.s nar Hbron( "8'

%8( =s/s Rt/rns to th Mo/ntain Whr H Fast. an. to th

Ro$5 o# T0)tation( "!7

%!( At th =or.an For.( Mtin* with th Sh)hr.s =ohn, Matthias an. Si0on( "77

%7( =/.as Is$ariot Tlls o# how H Sol. A*las =wls to Dio0.s( "7+

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%>( =s/s ( In Laar/s Ho/s A*ain a#tr th Tabrna$ls( In3itation o# =os)h

o# Ari0atha( @%%

!!"( =s/s Mts Ga0alil at th 4an:/t o# =os)h o# Ari0atha( @%&

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!7'( =s/s at th 8( =s/s at th !( =s/s at th @( At 4than2 in th Ho/s o# Si0on alot( '!7

!>+( Th Fast o# D.i$ation in Laar/s Ho/s with th Sh)hr.s( '!&

!>'( Rt/rn to th @

!>&( On th Mo/ntains nar E00a/s( '>%

!"8( In th Ho/s o#


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Go. $rat. M whn His )/r)os #irst /n#ol.. (

BPro3( %, 77(C

!( Intro./$tion(

77n. A/*/st !&""(

=s/s or.rs 09 Ta5 a $o0)ltl2 nw notboo5( Writ .own on th #irst

)a* what I .i$tat. on A/*/st th !+th( Sh will b s)o5n o# in this boo5(

I ob2 an. I writ(

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!+th A/*/st !&""(

=s/s sa2s9

To.a2 writ onl2 this( P/rit2 has s/$h a 3al/, that th wo0b o# a $rat/r $an $ontain th

n$ontainabl On, b$a/s Sh )ossss. th *ratst )/rit2 that a $rat/r o# Go. $o/l. ha3(

Th Most Hol2 Trinit2 .s$n.. with Its )r#$tions, inhabit. with Its Thr Prsons, n$los.

Its in#init2 in a s0all s)a$( 4/t It .i. not .bas Itsl# b2 .oin* so, b$a/s th lo3 o# th Vir*in

an. th will o# Go. wi.n. this s)a$ /ntil th2 rn.r. it a Ha3n( An. th Most Hol2 Trinit2

0a. Itsl# 5nown b2 Its $hara$tristi$s9

The Father,bin* once again th


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In sti0atin* a wo0ans a*, I #o/n. 02 $al$/lations /)on 02 0othrs #a$, whos i0a* is 0or

than 3r )rsnt to 0 in ths ti0s whi$h r0in. 0 o# hr #inal .a2s at 02 b.si.((( Th .a2

a#tr to0orrow it will b a 2ar sin$ I ha. 02 last loo5 at hr((( M2 0othr ha. a 3r2 2o/th#/l

#a$, b/t was )r0at/rl2 *r2( Whn sh was #i#t2 sh was as *r2 as at th n. o# hr li#( 4/t,

a)art #ro0 th 0at/rit2 o# hr a))aran$, nothin* btra2. hr a*( I $o/l. thr#or b 0ista5n

in sti0atin* th a* o# an l.rl2 wo0an(

Th wo0an ! s wa3in* in a roo0, bri*ht with th li*ht $o0in* #ro0 a .oor wi. o)n on to alar* *ar.n -a s0all hol.in* I wo/l. $all it b$a/s it s0oothl2 ;tn.s /) an. .own a *rn

slo)- th wo0an is ba/ti#/l in hr .#init =wish #at/rs( Hr 2s ar bla$5 an. .) an. whil

I .o not 5now wh2, th2 r0in. 0 o# th 4a)tists( 4/t, altho/*h th2 ar as )ro/. as th 2s o# a

:/n, th2 ar also swt, as i# a 3il o# bl/ ha. bn lai. on th #lash o# an a*l9 swt an.

so0what sa., as o# a )rson who thin5s o# an. r*rts lost thin*s( Hr s5in is brown, b/t not

;$ssi3l2 so( Hr 0o/th, sli*htl2 lar*, is wll #or0. an. is 0otionlss in an a/str sttin*,

whi$h, how3r, is not a har. on( Hr nos is lon* an. thin, sli*htl2 .roo)in*, an a:/ilin nos,

whi$h s/its hr 2s( Sh is wll b/ilt, b/t not #at, wll )ro)ortion. an. I thin5 tall, Q/.*in* hr in

a sittin* )osition(

I thin5 sh is wa3in* a $/rtain or a $ar)t( Th 0an2-$olo/r. sh/ttls 0o3 #ast on th brown$olo/r. w#t, an. what has alra.2 bn wo3n shows a )rtt2 )lait. wor5 o# Gr5 #rts an.

rostts in whi$h *rn, 2llow, r. an. .) bl/ intrwa3 an. bln. as in a 0osai$(

Th wo0an is warin* a 3r2 )lain .ar5 .rss, a r. 3iolt $olo/r, th h/ o# a s)$ial s)$is o#

)ans2(

Sh stan.s /) whn sh hars so0on 5no$5in* at th .oor( Sh is rall2

tall( Sh o)ns th .oor(

A wo0an as5s hr9 Ann, will 2o/ *i3 0 2o/r a0)horaU B!C( I will #ill it

#or 2o/(

Th wo0an has a lo3l2 #i3 2ar ol. $hil. with hr, who at on$ $lin*s to

Anns .rss, an. sh $arsss hi0 whil *oin* into anothr roo0, an. rt/rns with a

ba/ti#/l $o))r a0)hora whi$h sh han.s to th wo0an sa2in*9 o/ ar alwa2s*oo. to ol. Ann, in.. 2o/ ar( Ma2 Go. rwar. 2o/ with this son an. th othr

$hil.rn 2o/ will ha3, 2o/ #ort/nat on Ann si*hs(

Th wo0an loo5s at hr an. .os not 5now what to sa2 in th $ir$/0stan$s( To .i3rt attntion

#ro0 th .istrssin* sit/ation o# whi$h sh is awar, sh r0ar5s9 I a0 la3in* Al)ha/s with 2o/,

i# 2o/ .o not 0in., so that I will b :/i$5r an. I will #ill 0an2 Qars an. Q/*s #or 2o/(

Al)ha/s is 3r2 )las. to sta2 an. th rason is $lar( As soon as his 0othr

is *on, Ann )i$5s hi0 /) an. ta5s hi0 into th or$har., li#ts hi0 /) to a )r*ola

B7C o# *ra)s as *ol.n as a to)a an. sa2s to hi09 Eat, at, b$a/s th2 ar *oo. ,

an. sh 5isss hi0 on his littl #a$ soil. with th Q/i$ o# th *ra)s whi$h th

$hil. ats a3i.l2( Thn sh la/*hs hartil2 an. at on$ loo5s 2o/n*r on a$$o/nt o#th lo3l2 st o# tth sh .is)la2s, an. th Qo2 that shins on hr #a$, .is)llin* hr

2ars, as th $hil. as5s9 An. what ar 2o/ *oin* to *i3 0 nowU an. h *as at

hr with lar* wi. o)n 2s o# a .) *r2-bl/ $olo/r( Sh la/*hs an. )la2s with

hi0 bn.in* on hr 5ns an. *os on9 What will 2o/ *i3 0 i# I *i3 2o/U((( i# I

*i3 2o/U((( */ss An. th $hil., $la))in* his littl han.s, with a bi* s0il

rs)on.s9 Kisss, 5isss I will *i3 2o/, ni$ Ann, *oo. Ann, 0a00a Ann(((

Ann, whn sh hars hi0 sa29 0a00a Ann , *i3s o/t a ral $r2 o# Qo2#/l

lo3 an. $/..ls th littl on .$larin*9 M2 .arlin* Dar Dar Dar At a$h

.ar a 5iss .s$n.s /)on th ros2 $h5s(

Thn th2 *o to a $/)boar. an. #ro0 a )lat sh ta5s so0 hon2 $a5s( I

0a. th0 #or 2o/, .arlin* o# )oor Ann, b$a/s 2o/ lo3 0( 4/t tll 0, how0/$h .o 2o/ lo3 0U An. th $hil., thin5in* o# what has i0)rss. hi0 0ost,

sa2s9 As 0/$h as th T0)l o# th Lor.( Ann 5isss hi0 a*ain on his li3l2

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littl 2s, his littl r. li)s an. th $hil. $/..ls a*ainst hr li5 a 5ittn(

His 0othr *os ba$5 an. #orth with a #/ll Qar an. s0ils witho/t sa2in*

an2thin*( Sh la3s th0 to thir ##/si3nss(

An l.rl2 0an $o0s in #ro0 th or$har.( H is a littl s0allr than Ann, an. his thi$5 hair is

$o0)ltl2 whit( His #a$ is o# a $lar $o0)l;ion with a s:/arl2 $/t bar.? his 2s ar li5 bl/

t/r:/oiss an. his 2lashs ar li*ht brown, al0ost #air( His rob is .ar5 brown(

B!C A0)hora9 a two-han.l. Qar $o00onl2 /s. b2 th Gr5s an. Ro0ans(

B7C Pr*ola9 *ra) 3ins s/))ort. b2 )ols an. #or0in* a 5in. o# roo# with thir

la3s(

Ann .os not s hi0 b$a/s hr ba$5 is t/rn. to th .oor an. h

a))roa$hs hr #ro0 bhin. :/stionin*9 An. nothin* #or 0U Ann t/rns ro/n.

an. sa2s9 O =oa$hi0 Ha3 2o/ #inish. 2o/r wor5U At th sa0 ti0 littl

Al)ha/s r/ns to th l.rl2 0ans 5ns ;$lai0in*9 Also to 2o/, also to 2o/(

An. whn th 0an bn.s .own to 5iss hi0, th $hil. $lin*s to his n$5, r/##lin* his

bar. with his littl han.s an. his 5isss(=oa$hi0 also has his *i#t( H brin*s his l#t han. #ro0 bhin. his ba$5 an.

o##rs th $hil. s/$h a ba/ti#/l a))l, that it s0s 0a. o# th #inst )or$lain(

S0ilin* h sa2s to th $hil. who is hol.in* his han.s o/t a*rl29 Wait, I will $/t it

#or 2o/ o/ $annot ta5 it as it is( It is bi**r than 2o/ With a s0all )r/nin*

5ni#, whi$h h $arris on his blt, h $/ts th #r/it into s0all sli$s( H s0s to b

#.in* a nstlin*, s/$h is th $ar with whi$h h )/ts th 0orsls into th littl wi.

o)n 0o/th that 0/n$hs an. $hws(

Loo5 at his 2s, =oa$hi0 Dont th2 loo5 li5 two littl wa3lts o# th Sa

o# Galil whn th 3nin* win. .raws a 3il o# $lo/. o3r th s52U Ann is

s)a5in*, rstin* on han. on hr h/sban.s sho/l.r, an. sh is lanin* sli*htl2 on

hi0, too9 an attit/. r3alin* th .) lo3 o# a wi#, a lo3 still )r#$t a#tr 0an22ars o# 0arria*(

An. =oa$hi0 loo5s at hr lo3in*l2 an. a*rs, sa2in*9 Most ba/ti#/l An. His $/rlsU Arnt th2

th $olo/r o# $ro)s .ri. in th s/nU Loo59 in th0 thr is a 0i;t/r o# *ol. an. $o))r(

Ah I# w ha. ha. a $hil., I wo/l. ha3 li5. hi0 th/s9 with ths 2s an. this hair((( Ann has

bnt .own, in #a$t sh is on hr 5ns an. with a .) si*h sh 5isss th two lar* *r2-bl/ 2s(

=oa$hi0, too, si*hs( 4/t h wishs to $o0#ort hr( H )/ts his han. on hr

thi$5 $/rl2 *r2 hair an. whis)rs to hr9 W 0/st $ontin/ to ho)( Go. $an .o

3r2thin*( Whil w ar ali3, th 0ira$l 0a2 ha))n, )arti$/larl2 whn w lo3

Hi0 an. we love each other( =oa$hi0 strsss th #inal )hras(

4/t Ann is silnt, .Q$t., an. sh is stan.in*, hr ha. bow., to $on$altwo tars stra0in* .own hr #a$( Onl2 littl Al)ha/s ss th0 an. h is

$on#o/n.. an. *ri3. that his *rat #rin. is $r2in*, as h so0ti0s .os( H li#ts

his han.s an. wi)s th tars(

Dont $r2, Ann W ar ha))2 Q/st th sa0( At last I a0, b$a/s I ha3 2o/(

Also I ha3 2o/( 4/t I ha3 not *i3n 2o/ a $hil.((( I thin5 I ha3 .istrss. th Lor., b$a/s H

has 0a. 02 wo0b barrn(((

O 02 wi# How $an 2o/ ha3 .istrss. Hi0, 2o/ hol2 wo0anU Listn( Lt /s *o on$ 0or to

th T0)l( For this rason( Not onl2 #or th Tabrna$ls Lt /s sa2 a lon* )ra2r((( Prha)s it will

ha))n to 2o/ as it .i. to Sarah((( as it ha))n. to Ann o# El5anah( Th2 wait. #or a lon* ti0

an. th2 $onsi.r. th0sl3s .Q$t. b$a/s th2 wr barrn( Insta. a hol2 son was 0at/rin*

#or th0 in th Ha3ns o# Go.( S0il, 02 wi#( o/r $r2in* is a *ratr sorrow to 0 than bin*witho/t o##s)rin*((( W shall ta5 Al)ha/s with /s( W shall 0a5 hi0 )ra2, sin$ h is

inno$nt((( an. Go. will har his )ra2r an. o/rs to*thr an. will *rant it(

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s, lt /s 0a5 a 3ow to th Lor.( Th o##s)rin* will b His( As lon* as H *rants it( Oh to har

0 bin* $all. 0a00a

An. Al)ha/s, an astonish. an. inno$nt s)$tator, ;$lai0s9 I will $all 2o/ so

s, 02 .arlin*((( b/t 2o/ ha3 2o/r 0/002, an. I ha3 no bab2(((

Th 3ision $ass hr(

I /n.rstan. that Mar2s birth $2$l has b*/n( An. I a0 3r2 ha))2 b$a/s Iwant. it so 0/$h( An. I thin5 that 2o/ B>C will b ha))2, too(

4#or I b*an to writ I har. Mothr sa2 to 09 So, M2 .ar .a/*htr,

writ abo/t M( All 2o/r *ri# will b $o0#ort.( An. whil sa2in* so Sh lai. Hr

han. on 02 ha. $arssin* 0 5in.l2( Thn th 3ision b*an( 4/t at #irst, that is,

/ntil I har. th #i#t2-2ar-ol. wo0an bin* $all. b2 na0, I .i. not ralis that I

was in th )rsn$ o# Mothrs 0othr an. $ons:/ntl2 o# th *ra$ o# Hr birth(

B>C It is to b not. that Maria Valtorta o#tn a..rsss hr s)irit/al Fathr in th

$o/rs o# hr wor5(

>( Ann, Pra2in* in th T0)l, Has Hr Wish F/l#ill.(

7>r. A/*/st !&""(

4#or writin* th #ollowin*, I wish to 0a5 a not(

Th ho/s .i. nots0 to 0 th wll 5nown on o# Naarth( Th lo$ation, at

last, is :/it .i##rnt( Also th or$har. *ar.n is lar*r an. b2on. it #il.s $an b

sn, not 0an2, b/t th2 ar thr( Latr, whn Mar2 is 0arri., thr is onl2 th

or$har., lar*, b/t not 0or than an or$har.9 an. I ha3 n3r sn in othr 3isions

th roo0 that I saw( I .o not 5now whthr #or #inan$ial rasons Mar2s )arnts

.is)os. o# )art o# thir )ro)rt2 or whthr Mar2, whn sh l#t th T0)l, 0o3.into anothr ho/s *i3n to hr )rha)s b2 =os)h( I .o not r00br whthr in )ast

3isions an. instr/$tions I ha. a $lar si*n that th ho/s o# Naarth was th ho/s

whr sh was born(

M2 ha. is 3r2 ha32 with #ati*/( An. thn, )arti$/larl2 with .i$tations, I #or*t th wor.s at

on$, altho/*h th $o00an.s r0ain r$or.. in 02 0in. an. ill/0inat 02 so/l( 4/t .tails #a.

awa2 immediately( I# a#tr on ho/r I ha. to r)at what I har., with th ;$)tion o# on or two

0ain sntn$s, I wo/l. not 5now an2thin* ls( Visions, on th $ontrar2, r0ain $lar in 02 0in.

b$a/s I ha. to wat$h th0 myself( I har .i$tations b/t I s 3isions( Thr#or th2 r0ain $lar

in 02 0in. whi$h #/n$tion. in #ollowin* th0 thro/*h thir 3ario/s )hass(

I was ho)in* thr wo/l. b a .$laration on 2str.a2s 3ision( Insta.

nothin*(I a0 b*innin* to s an. I writ(

O/tsi. th walls o# =r/sal0, on th hills an. a0on* th oli3-trs, thr is a lar* $row.( It

loo5s li5 a lar* 0ar5t( 4/t thr ar no booths( Thr ar no sho/tin* $harlatans or ).lars( No

*a0s( Thr ar $oars wool tnts, $rtainl2 )roo# a*ainst watr, han*in* on )osts #i;. to th

*ro/n., an. ti. to th )osts thr ar *rn bran$hs, )ro3i.in* both orna0ntal .$oration an.

)ra$ti$al $oolnss( Othr tnts, insta., ar 0a. ntirl2 o# bran$hs #i;. to th *ro/n. an. ti.

in ri.* #ashion, th/s #or0in* s0all *rn t/nnls( n.r a$h tnt thr ar )o)l o# 3r2 a*

an. $on.ition, s)a5in* :/itl2 an. arnstl2, with th $r2 o# a $hil. bra5in* th :/itnss now

an. a*ain(

It is ni*ht#all an. th li*hts o# s0all oil la0)s ar *littrin* hr an. thr thro/*ho/t th o..

$a0)( Aro/n. th li*hts so0 #a0ilis ar ta5in* thir s/))r on th *ro/n., th 0othrs hol.in*

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th littl ons in thir la)s( Man2 o# ths tir. in#ants #all asl) hol.in* )i$s o# bra. in thir

tin2 )in5 #in*rs whil thir s0all ha.s #all on thir 0othrs brasts, li5 littl $hi$5s /n.r hns(

Th 0othrs #inish thir 0als, as bst th2 $an, a$h with onl2 on han. #r, whil th othr han.

is hol.in* th $hil. a*ainst hr hart( Manwhil othr #a0ilis ar not 2t s/))in* an. ar tal5in*

in th .i0nss o# twili*ht, waitin* #or th #oo. to b ra.2 #or atin*( S0all #irs ar lit hr an.

thr an. wo0n ar b/s2 aro/n. th0( Slow so0what )lainti3 l/llabis sooth $hil.rn who ar

ha3in* .i##i$/lt2 in *oin* to sl)(Hi*h abo3 is a ba/ti#/l $lar s52, whi$h is b$o0in* a .)r an. .)r bl/ /ntil it loo5s li5

an nor0o/s bla$5-bl/ish so#t 3l3t 3lari/0( On this $loth, a littl at a ti0, in3isibl $ra#ts0n

an. .$orators #i; *0s an. ni*ht li*hts, so0 isolat., so0 in o.. *o0tri$al )attrns, a0on*st

whi$h stan. o/t th Grat 4ar an. th Littl 4ar, in th sha) o# a $art, with its sha#t rstin* on

th *ro/n. a#tr th o;n ha3 bn #r. #ro0 th 2o5( Th Pol Star is s0ilin* in all its

bri*htnss(

I ralis it is O$tobr b$a/s th lo/. 3oi$ o# a 0an sa2s so9 This 0onth o# O$tobr is ba/ti#/l

as 3r2 rarl2 in )ast 2ars

Hr is Ann $o0in* #ro0 a #ir with so0thin* in hr han.s, s)ra. o3r a

loa# o# bra. whi$h is lar* an. #lat li5 a $a5 an. sr3s also as a tra2( LittlAl)ha/s is hol.in* on to hr s5irt an. is )rattlin* in his littl 3oi$( =oa$hi0, whn

h ss Ann a))roa$hin*, hastns to li*ht his la0)? h is at th ntran$ o# his littl

h/t 0a. o# bran$hs an. is s)a5in* to a 0an abo/t thirt2 2ars ol., who0

Al)ha/s *rts #ro0 a .istan$ in his shrill 3oi$ sa2in*9 Da..2(

Ann in hr statl2 wal5 )asss alon* th rows o# h/ts( Sh is statl2, 2t

h/0bl( Sh is not ha/*ht2 with an2on( Sh )i$5s /) th $hil. o# a 3r2 )oor

wo0an, as th /r$hin ha. #alln at hr #t whil r/nnin* li5 a littl s$a0)( Sin$ h

has .irti. his #a$ an. is $r2in*, Ann $lans hi0, $o0#orts hi0 an. han.s hi0 to

his 0othr who has r/n towar.s th0 an. is a)olo*isin*( Ann sa2s to hr9 Oh Its

nothin*( I a0 *la. h .i. not h/rt hi0sl#( H is a lo3l2 $hil.( What a* is hU

Thr 2ars( H is 02 s$on. 2o/n*st an. I a0 ;)$tin* anothr on shortl2( I ha3 si; bo2s(Now I wo/l. li5 to ha3 a *irl((( A *irl is a lot #or hr 0othr (((

Th Most Hi*h has $onsol. 2o/ 3r2 0/$h, wo0an si*hs Ann(

An. th wo0an *os on9 s( I a0 )oor, b/t th $hil.rn ar o/r Qo2 an. th bi**r ons alra.2

hl) with th wor5( An., Ma.a0, Bit is 3r2 ob3io/s that Ann is o# a hi*hr so$ial stan.in* an. th

wo0an raliss itC, how 0an2 $hil.rn ha3 2o/ *otU

Non(

Non( Isnt this on 2o/rsU

No, h is th son o# a 3r2 *oo. ni*hbo/r( H is 02 $onsolation (((

Di. 2o/rs .i or(((U

I n3r ha. an2( Oh Th )oor wo0an loo5s at hr )iti#/ll2(

Ann sa2s *oo.b2 to hr, si*hin* 3r2 ha3il2, an. *os to hr h/t(

I ha3 5)t 2o/ waitin*, =oa$hi0( I was hl. /) b2 a )oor wo0an, th 0othr o# si; bo2s( Fan$2

that An. sh is ;)$tin* anothr $hil. shortl2(

=oa$hi0 si*hs(

Al)ha/s #athr $alls hi0, b/t h answrs9 $I a0 sta2in* with Ann( I will hl) hr( E3r2bo.2

la/*hs(

La3 hi0( H .os not .ist/rb /s( H is not bo/n. b2 th Law 2t( Hr or thr h is b/t a littl

bir. atin* stats Ann( An. sh sits .own with th $hil. in hr la) an. *i3s hi0 so0 $a5 an.,

I thin5, so0 roast. #ish( I $an s that sh .os so0thin* b#or *i3in* it to hi0? )rha)s sh

r0o3s a #ishbon( Sh has sr3. hr h/sban. #irst( Sh ats last(Th ni*ht is 0or an. 0or $row.. with stars an. th $a0) with li*hts( Thn littl b2 littl 0an2

li*hts *o o/t( Th2 ar th la0)s o# thos who wr th #irst to ha3 s/))r an. who now *o to

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sl)( Also th b/in* slowl2 .$rass( No 0or $hil.rns 3oi$s ar har.( Onl2 so0 babis

still /nwan. rais thir la0b-li5 littl 3oi$s s5in* thir 0othrs 0il5( Th ni*ht blows hr

brath o3r )la$s an. )o)l an. oblitrats )ains an. 00oris, ho)s an. ill-#lin*s( Na2,

)rha)s ths last two s/r3i3 in .ra0s, altho/*h all3iat. b2 sl)(

Ann sa2s so to hr h/sban. whil l/llin* Al)ha/s who is #allin* asl) in hr ar0s9 Last ni*ht I

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5)in* it as #rsh as a #lowr s)rin5l. with .w, an. as ar.nt as a #ir $ontin/o/sl2 5)t b/rnin*(

Thr#or, in thir a##li$tion, thir $hil.lss stat, th2 s)o5 to a$h othr wor.s o# $onsolation in

thir tho/*hts an. tro/bls(

An. trnal Wis.o0, whn th ti0 $a0, bsi.s ta$hin* th0 in wa5in* $ons$io/snss,

nli*htn. th0 with .ra0s at ni*ht, 3isions o# th )o0 o# *lor2 that was to $o0 #ro0 th0

an. was Most Hol2 Mar2, M2 Mothr( I# thir h/0ilit2 0a. th0 hsitant, thir harts tr0bl. in

ho) at th #irst hint o# Go.s )ro0is( Thr was alra.2 $rtaint2 in =oa$hi0s wor.s9 Do ho)(((W shall *ain o/r #a3o/r #ro0 Go. b2 o/r #aith#/l lo3( Th2 wr .ra0in* o# a $hil.9 th2 *ot

th Mothr o# Go.(

Th wor.s o# th boo5 o# Wis.o0 a))ar to b writtn #or th09 42 0ans o# hr I shall a$:/ir

*lor2 b#or th )o)l((( b2 0ans o# hr, i00ortalit2 shall b 0in an. I shall la3 an

3rlastin* 00or2 to 02 s/$$ssors( 4/t to obtain all this th2 ha. to b$o0 0astrs o# a tr/

an. lastin* 3irt/ whi$h no 3nt 0arr.( Virt/ o# #aith( Virt/ o# $harit2( Virt/ o# ho)( Virt/

o# $hastit2( Th $hastit2 o# a 0arri. $o/)l Th2 )ossss. it, b$a/s it is not n$ssar2 to b

3ir*ins to b $hast( An. $hast n/)tial b.s ar */ar.. b2 an*ls an. #ro0 th0 .s$n. *oo.

$hil.rn who 0a5 th 3irt/ o# thir )arnts th r/l o# thir li3s(

4/t whr ar th2 nowU Now $hil.rn ar not want., nithr is $hastit2( I thr#or sa2 that lo3an. 0arria* ar .s$rat.(

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On that bran$h thr is a ros, thr is a 0ost swt a))l(

Thr is a bri*ht star, an inno$nt littl $hil.(

Thr is th Qo2 o# th ho/s, o# th h/sban. an. wi#(

Prais b to Go., to 02 Lor., Who ha. 0r$2 on 0(

His li*ht sai. to 09 A star will $o0 to 2o/(

Glor2, *lor2 o/rs shall b th #r/it o# this tr(

Th #irst an. last, hol2 an. )/r as a *i#t o# th Lor.(o/rs it shall b an. 0a2 Qo2 an. )a$ $o0 /)on th arth(

Fl2, sh/ttl( Fastn th 2arn #or th in#ants $loth(

Th in#ant is abo/t to b born( Ma2 th son* o# 02 hart ris to Go.

sin*in*

hosannas(

=oa$hi0 $o0s in whn sh is abo/t to r)at hr son* #or th #o/rth ti0( Ar 2o/ ha))2, AnnU

o/ loo5 li5 a bir. in s)rin*( What son* is thatU I ha3 n3r har. an2on sin* it( Whr .os it

$o0 #ro0U

Fro0 02 hart, =oa$hi0( Ann has *ot /) an. is now 0o3in* towar.s hr h/sban., s0ilin*ha))il2( Sh loo5s 2o/n*r an. lo3lir than 3r(

I .i. not 5now 2o/ wr a )ot .$lars hr h/sban. loo5in* at hr with ob3io/s a.0iration(

Th2 .o not loo5 li5 an l.rl2 $o/)l( In thir *lan$s thr is th #on.nss o# 2o/n* $o/)ls( I

$a0 #ro0 th othr n. o# th or$har. whn I har. 2o/ sin*in*( For 2ars I ha. not har. 2o/r

3oi$, that o# a t/rtl-.o3 in lo3( Do 2o/ 0in. r)atin* that son* #or 0U

I wo/l. r)at it 3n i# 2o/ .i. not as5 0( Th $hil.rn o# Isral ha3

alwa2s ntr/st. to son*s th sin$r $ris o# thir ho)s, Qo2s an. )ains( I ha3

ntr/st. to a son* th tas5 o# tllin* 02sl# an. 2o/ agreatQo2( s, also o# tllin*

02sl# b$a/s it is s/$h a *rat thin* that altho/*h I a0 s/r o# it now, it .os not

2t s0 to 0 to b tr/(((, an. sh b*ins th son* o3r a*ain( 4/t whn sh

$o0s to th )oint9 On that bran$h thr is a ros, thr is a 0ost swt a))l, astar(((, hr wll t/n. $ontralto 3oi$ at #irst tr0bls, thn it bra5s, an. with a sob

o# Qo2 sh loo5s at =oa$hi0 an. raisin* hr ar0s sh $ris9 I a0 a 0othr, 02

.arlin* An. sh ta5s r#/* on his hart, btwn th ar0s that h has hl. o/t

an. has now $las). aro/n. his ha))2 wi#( This is th 0ost $hast an. ha))2

0bra$ that I ha3 3r sn in 02 li#, $hast an. ar.nt in its $hastit2(

An. th swt r)roa$h is whis)r. o3r Anns *r2 hair9 An. 2o/ wr not

tllin* 0U

4$a/s I want. to b s/r( Ol. as I a0((( to 5now that I a0 a 0othr((( I $o/l. not bli3 it was

tr/((( I .i. not want to *i3 2o/ th 0ost bittr .isa))oint0nt o# all( Sin$ th n. o# D$0br I

ha3 )r$i3. that 02 wo0b was b$o0in* nw an. barin*, as I sa2, a nw bran$h( 4/t now onthat bran$h th #r/it is $rtain((( SU That linn is #or th on that is $o0in*(

Is it not th linn that 2o/ bo/*ht in =r/sal0 in O$tobrU

s, it is( I s)/n it whil I was waitin*((( an. ho)in*( I was ho)in* b$a/s th last .a2 whil I

was )ra2in* in th T0)l, as $los as )ossibl #or a wo0an to b to th Ho/s o# Go., an. it was

alra.2 3nin*((( r00br that I was sa2in*9 A littl lon*r, a littl 0or( I $o/l. not with.raw

#ro0 th )la$ witho/t r$i3in* th *ra$ Wll, in th *rowin* .ar5nss, #ro0 insi. th sa$r.

)la$, whr I was wat$hin* #ro0 th .)th o# 02 so/l, to obtain assnt #ro0 th 3r)rsnt Go., I

saw a li*ht, a s)ar5 o# ba/ti#/l li*ht .)art( It was as whit as th 0oon an. 2t it ha. in itsl# all

th bri*htnss o# all th )arls an. *0s that ar in th worl.( It s0. that on o# th )r$io/s

stars o# th Vil, th stars )la$. /n.r th #t o# th


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Th worl. ha. its Flowr, b/t .i. not 2t 5now, th tr/, /ni:/ Flowr, that

bloo0s trnall29 lil2 an. ros, swt-s0llin* 3iolt an. Qas0in, hlianth/s an.

$2$la0n bln.. to*thr an. with th0 all th #lowrs on arth in on Flowr

onl29 Mar2, in Who0 3r2 *ra$ an. 3irt/ is *athr. to*thr(

In A)ril th lan. o# Palstin loo5. li5 a h/* *ar.n an. th #ra*ran$ an. $olo/rs .li*ht. th

harts o# 0n( 4/t th 0ost ba/ti#/l Ros was still /n5nown( Sh was alra.2 #lowrin* to Go. in

th s$r$2 o# Hr 0othrs wo0b, b$a/s 02Mother loved since She was conceived. 4/t onl2whn th 3in *i3s its bloo. to 0a5 win an. th swt stron* s0lls #ill th 2ar.s an. th

nostrils, Sh wo/l. s0il to Go. #irst an. thn to th worl., sa2in* with Hr 0ost inno$nt s0il9

Hr, th Vin that will *i3 2o/ th 4/n$h o# *ra)s to b s:/. in th win)rss, so that it

will b$o0 trnal M.i$in #or 2o/r .isas, is a0on*st 2o/(

I sai.9 Mar2 lo3. sin$ Sh was $on$i3. What is it that *i3s li*ht an.

5nowl.* to th so/lU Gra$( What is it that r0o3s Gra$U Ori*inal sin an. th

0ortal on( Mar2, th I00a$/lat, was n3r .)ri3. o# th r00bran$ o# Go.,

o# His $losnss, His lo3, His li*ht, His wis.o0( Sh was thr#or abl to

/n.rstan. an. lo3 whn Sh was b/t #lsh #or0in* aro/n. an

i00a$/lat so/l that continued to love.Latr, I will lt 2o/ $ont0)lat 0ntall2 th .)th o# Mar2s 3ir*init2( o/

will ha3 a s)ll o# ha3nl2 $stas2, as whn I allow. 2o/ to $onsi.r o/r trnit2(

In th 0anti0 $onsi.r how to bar a $rat/r #r #ro0 th Stain that .)ri3s on

o# Go., *i3s th 0othr a s/)rior intlli*n$ an. 0a5s a )ro)htss o# hr,

altho/*h sh has $on$i3. in a nat/ral an. h/0an wa2( Th )ro)htss o# hr

.a/*htr, who0 sh $alls9 Da/*htr o# Go.( An. $onsi.r what wo/l. ha3

ha))n. i# inno$nt $hil.rn ha. bn born o# inno$nt First Parnts, as Go.

want.(

Man, 2o/ stat that 2o/ ar sttin* o/t to b s/)r0an, an. with 2o/r 3i$s

ar only sttin* o/t to b "superdemon". Th )ossibilit2 o# ;istin* an. li3in*

witho/t th $onta0ination o# Satan, la3in* to Go. th a.0inistration o# li#,5nowl.*, an. *oo.nss, wo/l. ha3 bn th 0ans to 0a5 2o/ s/)r0an, not

wishin* 0or than what Go. ha. *i3n 2o/ an. whi$h was littl lss than in#init(

An. th/s, in an 3ol/tion towar.s )r#$tion, 2o/ wo/l. ha3 bn abl to *nrat

$hil.rn, who sho/l. b 0n in thir bo.is an. sons o# th Intlli*n$ in thir

so/ls9 victors, strong, giants o3r Satan, who wo/l. ha3 bn 3an:/ish. so 0an2

tho/san. $nt/ris b#or th ho/r, whn h will b h/0iliat., an. all his 3il with

hi0(

@( 4irth o# th Vir*in Mar2(

7+th A/*/st !&""(

I s Ann $o0in* o/t o# th *ar.n( Sh is lanin* on th ar0 o# a rlati3, who is li5 hr( Sh is

ob3io/sl2 s3ral 0onths )r*nant an. sh loo5s tir. an. hr #ati*/ is not all3iat. b2 th

s/ltrinss, Q/st as this )rsnt hat is ;ha/stin* 0(

Altho/*h th *ar.n is sha.2, it is 3r2 hot an. $los( Th air $an b $/t li5 a so#t war0 .o/*h, it

is so ha32( Th s/ns ra2s .s$n. #ro0 a 0r$ilss bl/ s52 an. thr is so0 ./st 0a5in* th

at0os)hr sli*htl2 ./ll( Th wathr 0/st ha3 bn .r2 #or a lon* ti0, b$a/s whr thr is

no irri*ation, th lan. is litrall2 r./$. to a 3r2 #in, al0ost whit ./st( O/t in th o)n this

sha. o# whit is sli*htl2 )in5, whras it is a .ar5 r.-brown /n.r th trs, whr th soil is.a0)( Li5wis th *ro/n. is 0oist alon* th s0all #lowr-b.s, whr rows o# 3*tabls ar

*rowin*, an. aro/n. th ros b/shs, th Qas0ins an. othr #lowrs, an. )arti$/larl2 in th #ront o#

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an. alon* th ba/ti#/l )r*ola, whi$h .i3i.s th or$har. in two, /) to th b*innin* o# th #il.s,

now stri)). o# thir $ro)s( Th *rass o# th 0a.ow, whi$h 0ar5s th bo/n.ar2 o# th )ro)rt2, is

)ar$h. an. thin( Onl2 at its bor.r, whr thr is a h.* o# wil. hawthorn, alra.2 $o0)ltl2

st/... with th r/bis o# its littl #r/its, is th *rass *rnr an. thi$5r( Thr ar so0 sh)

thrabo/ts with a 2o/n* sh)hr. s5in* )ast/r an. sha.(

=oa$hi0 is wor5in* aro/n. th rows o# 3ins an. oli3-trs( Thr ar two 0n with hi0, hl)in*

hi0( Altho/*h an l.rl2 0an h is :/i$5 an. wor5s a*rl2( Th2 ar o)nin* littl $hannls at thn. o# a #il. to *i3 watr to th .r2 )lants, an. this watr 0a5s its wa2 */r*lin* btwn th

*rass an. th .r2 lan.( Th #low #or0s $ir$ls that #or on 0o0nt rs0bl a 2llowish $r2stal an.

s$on.s latr ar onl2 rin*s o# wt soil, aro/n. th o3rloa.. 3in bran$hs an. th oli3-trs(

Alon* th sha.2 )r*ola, /n.r whi$h *ol.n bs ar b/in*, *r.2 #or th s/*ar o# th *ol.n

*ra)s, Ann 0o3s slowl2 towar.s =oa$hi0, who hastns towar.s hr as soon as h ss hr(

o/ $a0 so #arU

Th ho/s is as hot as an o3n(

An. 2o/ s/##r #ro0 it(

Th onl2 s/##rin* o# this last ho/r is that o# a )r*nant wo0an( Th nat/ral

s/##rin* o# 3r2bo.29 0an an. bast( Dont *t too war0, =oa$hi0( Th watr w ha3 bn ho)in* #or, #or s/$h a lon* ti0, an. that #or #/ll2

thr .a2s s0. so $los, has not 2t $o0 an. th $o/ntr2 is )ar$h.( W ar

l/$52 to ha3 a s)rin* so nar an. so ri$h in watr( I ha3 o)n. th $hannls( It is a

0as/r o# rli# #or th )lants whi$h ha3 withrin* la3s an. ar $o3r. with

./st9 Q/st no/*h to 5) th0 ali3( I# it wo/l. onl2 rain((( =oa$hi0, with th

a*rnss o# all #ar0rs, loo5s at th s52, whil Ann, tir., $ools hrsl# with a #an

that s0s to b 0a. o# th .r2 la# o# a )al0 intrwo3n with 0an2-$olo/r.

thra.s 5)in* it #ir0(

Anns $o0)anion intrr/)ts9 O3r thr, b2on. th Grat Hr0on, #ast $lo/.s ar arisin*( Thr

is a northrn win.( It will r#rshn an. )rha)s brin* rain(

Th br has risn #or thr .a2s an. thn it sts whn th 0oon riss( It will .o th sa0a*ain( =oa$hi0 is .is$o/ra*.(

Lt /s *o ba$5 ho0( E3n hr on $an har.l2 brath, an. in an2 $as I thin5 it is bttr to *o

ba$5((( sa2s Ann, who loo5s 0or oli3-h/. than /s/al, owin* to a )alnss whi$h has $o0

o3r hr #a$(

Ar 2o/ in )ainU

No( 4/t I $an #l th *rat )a$ that I ;)rin$. in th T0)l whn I

was *rant. th *ra$, an. whi$h I #lt on$ a*ain whn I 5nw I was )r*nant( It is

li5 an $stas2, a swt sl) o# th bo.2 whil th so/l rQoi$s an. $al0s itsl# in a

)a$ that has no bo.il2 )aralll( I ha3 lo3. an. still .o lo3 2o/, =oa$hi0, an.

whn I ntr. 2o/r ho/s an. I sai. to 02sl#9 I a0 th wi# o# a Q/st 0an, I ha.)a$9 an. I #lt th sa0 3r2 ti0 2o/r )ro3i.nt lo3 too5 $ar o# 2o/r Ann( 4/t

this )a$ is .i##rnt( n.rstan.9 I thin5 that th so/l o# o/r #athr =a$ob was

in3a.. b2 a si0ilar )a$, li5 th soothin* *i3n b2 oil that s)ra.s an. a))ass,

a#tr h .ra0t o# th an*ls( An., )ossibl2 0or a$$/ratl2, it is li5 th Qo2#/l

)a$ o# th Tobiahs a#tr Ra)hal a))ar. to th0( I# I absorb 02sl# in this

#lin*, it *rows 0or an. 0or in strn*th whil I nQo2 it( It is as i# I wr

as$n.in* into th bl/ s)a$s o# th s52((( An. #/rthr0or, I .ont 5now th rason

#or it, b/t sin$ I ha3 ha. this )a$#/l Qo2 in 0, I ha3 a son* in 02 hart9 ol.

Tobiahs son*( I thin5 it was writtn #or this ho/r((( #or this Qo2((( #or th lan. o#

Isral that r$i3s it((( #or =r/sal0-sinnr an. now #or*i3n((( 4/t .o not la/*h at

th #rn2 o# a 0othr((( b/t whn I sa29 Than5 th Lor. #or 2o/r walth an. blssth Go. o# $nt/ris, that H 0a2 rb/il. His Tabrna$l in 2o/, I thin5 that H

Who will rb/il. th Tabrna$l o# th tr/ Go. in =r/sal0 will b This On who

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is abo/t to b born((( An. I also thin5 that th .stin2 o# 02 $rat/r was )ro)hsi.

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Galil an. th )lain to th so/th, an. o3r anothr 0o/ntain, an. s0s to rst th othr n. on

th .istant horion, whr it .ro)s #ro0 3iw bhin. a $hain o# hi*h 0o/ntains(

W ha3 n3r sn an2thin* li5 this

Loo5, loo5

It s0s to n$los in a $ir$l th whol o# th lan. o# Isral( An. loo5 thr is alra.2 a star in

th s52 whil th s/n has not 2t st( What a star It is shinin* li5 a h/* .ia0on.(((

An. th 0oon, o3r thr, is a #/ll 0oon, thr .a2s arl2( 4/t loo5 how sh is shinin* Th wo0n arri3 Q/bilant with a )l/0) littl bab2 wra)). in )lain linns(

It is Mar2, th Mothr( A 3r2 tin2 Mar2, who $o/l. sl) in th ar0s o# a $hil., a Mar2 as lon*, at

0ost, as an ar0, with a littl ha. o# i3or2 .2. )al )in5( Hr tin2 $ar0in li)s no lon*r $r2 b/t

ar st in th instin$ti3 a$t o# s/$5in*9 th2 ar so s0all that on $annot /n.rstan. how th2 will

b abl to ta5 a tat( Hr )rtt2 littl nos is btwn two tin2 ro/n. $h5s, an. whn th2 *t Hr

to o)n Hr 2s, b2 tasin* Hr, th2 s two s0all )arts o# th s52, two inno$nt bl/ )oints that

loo5 b/t $annot s, btwn thin #air 2lashs( Also Hr hair on Hr littl ro/n. ha. is a )in5ish

blon., li5 th $olo/r o# $rtain hon2s whi$h ar al0ost whit(

Hr ars ar two s0all shlls, trans)arnt, )r#$t( Hr tin2 han.s((( what ar thos two littl thin*s

*ro)in* in th air an. n.in* /) in Hr 0o/thU


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wo0an, b/t that specialWo0an( Sh has also th s0il, th *lan$, th wa2 o#

0o3in* an. hi*ht o# Hr #athr( Thin5in* o# =s/s, as I s Hi0, I #in. Ann has

*i3n hr hi*ht to hr Gran.son an. hr .) i3or2 $olo/r to His s5in( Mar2,

insta., has not th statlinss o# Hr 0othr9 a tall an. s/))l )al0-tr, b/t Sh has

th 5in.nss o# Hr #athr(

Also th wo0n ar s)a5in* o# th stor0 an. th /n/s/al stat o# th 0oon,

o# th )rsn$ o# th star an. th rainbow( Alon* with =oa$hi0 th2 ntr th ha))20othrs roo0 an. *i3 hr hr bab2(

Ann s0ils at on o# hr tho/*hts9 Sh is th Star sh sa2s( Hr si*n is in Ha3n( Mar2, ar$h

o# )a$ Mar2, 02 Star Mar2, )/r 0oon Mar2, o/r )arl

Ar 2o/ $allin* Hr Mar2U

s( Mar2, star an. )arl an. li*ht an. )a$(((

4/t it 0ans also bittrnss((( Ar 2o/ not a#rai. o# brin*in* Hr 0is#ort/nU

Go. is with Hr( Sh blon*s to Hi0 b#or Sh ;ist.( H will la. Hr alon* His wa2s an. all

bittrnss will t/rn into ha3nl2 hon2( Now b o# o/r 0/002((( #or a littl lon*r, b#or bin*

all o# Go. (((

An. th 3ision n.s on th #irst sl) o# Ann, a 0othr, an. Mar2, an in#ant(

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7'th A/*/st !&""(

=s/s sa2s9

Ris an. 0a5 hast, M2 littl #rin.( I a0 lon*in* to ta5 2o/ with M on th ha3nl2

$ont0)lation o# Mar2s Vir*init2( o/ will 0r* #ro0 this ;)rin$ with 2o/r so/l as #rsh as

i# 2o/ too wr $rat. at th 0o0nt b2 th Fathr, a littl E3 not 2t awar o# th #lsh( o/ will

0r* with 2o/r so/l #ill. with li*ht, b$a/s 2o/ will )l/n* into Go.s 0astr)i$( o/ will

0r* with 2o/r whol bin* sat/rat. in lo3, b$a/s 2o/ will, ha3 /n.rstoo. th .*r towhi$h Go. $an lo3( To s)a5 o# th $on$)tion o# Mar2, th I00a$/lat, 0ans to )ntrat th

s52, li*ht, lo3(


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2o/ so 0/$h an. wo/l. ha3 *i3n 2o/ 3n 0or to )ossss th


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b/ttr#lis, li5 *0s an. 0otionlss bir.s, an. th #a0ilis o# #r/its that ar li5 Qwls or Qwls

$ass an. ar a $ar)t #or 2o/r #t an. th trs that #or0 shltrs #or 2o/r ha.s, a wl$o0

rla;ation an. Qo2 to 2o/r 0in.s, 2o/r li0bs, 2o/r si*ht an. s0llU

For who0 wo/l. H ha3 0a. th 0inrals in th bowls o# th arth an. th

salts .issol3. in $ol. an. boilin* s)rin*s, th io.ins an. th bro0ins, /nlss one

sho/l. nQo2 th0, one who was not Go., b/t th son o# Go.U ne# man(

Th Qo2 o# Go. la$5. nothin*9 Go. ha. no n.( H is s/##i$int in Hi0sl#( H has onl2 to$ont0)lat Hi0sl# to rQoi$, to no/rish Hi0sl#, to li3, to rst( Th whol $ration has not

in$ras. b2 on ato0 His in#init Qo2, ba/t2, li#, )owr( H 0a. 3r2thin* #or th $rat/r that

H want. to )la$ as $ing in th wor5 0a. b2 Hi09 that $rat/r is 0an(

It is worth whil li3in* to s s/$h a wor5 o# Go. an. to b *rat#/l to His )owr that *i3s 2o/ th

o))ort/nit2( An. 2o/ 0/st b *rat#/l to b ali3( o/ sho/l. ha3 bn *rat#/l 3n i# 2o/ ha. to

wait till Doo0s.a2 to b r.0., b$a/s 2o/ ha3 bn )r3ari$ators, )ro/., las$i3io/s an.

0/r.rrs in 2o/r First Parnts an. 2o/ ar still so in.i3i./all2( t Go. allows 2o/ to nQo2 th

ba/t2 o# th /ni3rs, th *oo.nss o# th /ni3rs9 an. H trats 2o/ as i# 2o/ wr *oo. $hil.rn,

who ar ta/*ht an. *rant. 3r2thin* so that thir li3s 0i*ht b ha))ir an. 0or )lasant( What

2o/ 5now, 2o/ 5now b2 th li*ht o# Go.( What 2o/ .is$o3r, 2o/ .is$o3r thro/*h th */i.an$ o#Go.( In Goo.nss( Othr 5nowl.* an. .is$o3ris that bar th 0ar5 o# 3il, $o0 #ro0 th

S/)r0 E3il9 Satan(

Th S/)r0 Min., that 5nows 3r2thin*, b#or 0an ;ist., 5nw that 0an wo/l. b a thi#

an. sl# 0/r.rr( An. as th Etrnal Goo.nss has no li0its in bin* *oo., b#or G/ilt ;ist.,

H tho/*ht o# th 0ans to oblitrat G/ilt( Th 0ans9 %, th Wor.( Th instr/0nt to rn.r th

0ans an ##i$int instr/0nt9Mary( An. th Vir*in was $rat. in th s/bli0 0in. o# Go.(

E3r2thin* was $rat. #or M, blo3. Son o# th Fathr( I-Kin* sho/l. ha3

ha. /n.r 02 Di3in Ro2al #t $ar)ts an. Qwls s/$h as no ro2al )ala$ ha., an.

son*s an. 3oi$s an. sr3ants an. 0inistrs aro/n. 0 as no so3ri*n 3r

)ossss., an. #lowrs an. *0s, all th s/bli0, th *ratnss, th 5in.nss that

0a2 .ri3 #ro0 th tho/*ht o# a Go.(4/t I was to b Flsh as wll as S)irit( Flsh to sa3 th #lsh( Flsh to s/bli0 th #lsh, ta5in* it to

Ha3n 0an2 $nt/ris b#or its ti0( 4$a/s th #lsh inhabit. b2 th s)irit is Go.s

0astr)i$ an. Ha3n ha. alra.2 bn 0a. #or it( In or.r to b$o0 #lsh I n.. a Mothr(

To b Go. it was n$ssar2 that th Fathr was Go.(

Thn Go. $rat. His S)o/s an. sai. to Hr9


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#or o/, M2 Pa$#/l On, an. th 3in #or o/, M2 Vin bran$h who will bar th

E/$haristi$ 4/n$h o# *ra)s( R/n, #l2, rQoi$, M2 4a/t2( An. 0a2 th /ni3rs

whi$h is $rat. ho/r b2 ho/r larn #ro0 o/ to lo3 M, M2 Lo3, an. 0a2 it

b$o0 0or ba/ti#/l owin* to o/r s0il, Mothr o# M2 Son, J/n o# M2

Para.is, Lo3 o# o/r Go.( An. a*ain, sin* th Fa/lt an. a.0irin* th Fa/ltlss

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an. ra$s, a balan$ $a)abl o# a3rtin* wars btwn )o)ls an. $ala0itis

btwn #a0ilis(

42 ob2in*, th2 wo/l. ha3 also 5nown lo3( Na2, onl2 b2 ob2in* th2 wo/l. ha3 5nown lo3

an. )ossss. it( A $o0)lt an. )a$#/l )ossssion o# this *i#t #ro0 Go., Who #ro0 th

s/)rnat/ral .s$n.s to th in#rior, so that also th #lsh 0a2 rQoi$ .3o/tl2, sin$ it is /nit. to

th s)irit an. $rat. b2 Hi0 Who $rat. th s)irit(

Now, 0n, what is 2o/r lo3, what ar 2o/r lo3sU Eithr lw.nss .is*/is. as lo3 or anin$/rabl #ar o# losin* th lo3 o# 2o/r )artnr thro/*h hr or othr )o)ls lw.nss( o/ ar

n3r s/r o# )ossssin* th hart o# 2o/r h/sban. or wi#, sin$ l/st ntr. th worl.( An. 2o/

tr0bl an. $r2 an. b$o0 o3rwro/*ht with Qalo/s2, so0ti0s 2o/ 5ill to a3n* a btra2al,

so0ti0s 2o/ .s)air, an. so0ti0s 2o/ la$5 will or 3n b$o0 insan(

This is what 2o/ ha3 .on, Satan, to th $hil.rn o# Go.( Thos who0 2o/ ha3 $orr/)t., wo/l.

ha3 5nown th Qo2 o# ha3in* $hil.rn witho/t s/##rin* an2 )ain an. wo/l. ha3 ;)rin$. th

Qo2 o# bin* born witho/t #ar o# .2in*( 4/t now 2o/ ar batn in a Wo0an an. b2 a Wo0an(

Fro0 now on, who3r lo3s Hr will b$o0 on$ a*ain Go.s own, o3r$o0in* 2o/r t0)tations,

to b abl to loo5 at Hr i00a$/lat )/rit2( Fro0 now on 0othrs, tho/*h not abl to $on$i3

witho/t )ain, will #in. $o0#ort in hr( Fro0 now on Sh will b th */i. o# 0arri. wo0n an.th Mothr o# .2in* )o)l, so that it will b swt to .i rstin* on that brast whi$h is a shil.

a*ainst 2o/, 2o/


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.Q$t. lo39 thr is not onl2 non-a$:/aintan$ with th lo3 that Go. ha. *i3n to 0arri.

)o)l( M/$h 0or( In Hr thr is th absn$ o# in$nti3s, th inhritan$ o# Sin( In Hr thr is

onl2 th i$2 an. whit-hot wis.o0 o# .i3in lo3( A #ir that strn*thns th #lsh with i$, so that

it 0a2 b a trans)arnt 0irror at th altar whr Go. 0arri. a Vir*in an. .os not lowr Hi0sl#

b$a/s His )r#$tion 0bra$s Hr )r#$tion, whi$h, as it b$o0s a bri., is onl2 in#rior to

His b2 on )oint, s/bQ$t to Hi0 as a Wo0an, b/t witho/t #a/lt as H is(

+( Th P/ri#i$ation o# Ann an. th O##rin* o# Mar2(

7%th A/*/st !&""(

In =r/sal0 I s =oa$hi0 an. Ann, to*thr with a$harias an. Eliabth, $o0in* o/t #ro0 a

ho/s, whi$h 0/st blon* to #rin.s or rlati3s, an. th2 ar t/rnin* thir st)s towar.s th

T0)l #or th $r0on2 o# th P/ri#i$ation(

Ann is $arr2in* th 4ab2, all wra)). /) in swa..lin* $loths, na2, all ti. /) in a wi. *ar0nt

o# li*ht wool, whi$h, how3r, 0/st b so#t an. war0( It is i0)ossibl to .s$rib how $ar#/ll2

an. lo3in*l2 sh $arris an. wat$hs hr littl $rat/r, li#tin* th .* o# th #in war0 $loth to s

i# Mar2 is brathin* #rl2, an. thn sh ra.Q/sts it to )rot$t Hr #ro0 th shar) air o# a $lar b/t

$ol. wintr .a2(Eliabth is hol.in* so0 )ar$ls in hr han.s( =oa$hi0 is )/llin* with a ro) two bi* an. 3r2

whit la0bs, that ar 0or li5 ra0s than la0bs( a$harias has nothin* in his han.s( H is

han.so0 in his linn *ar0nt, whi$h $an b sn /n.r a whit ha32 woolln 0antl( a$harias,

0/$h 2o/n*r than th on alra.2 sn at th birth o# th 4a)tist, in his #/ll 0anhoo., as Eliabth

is a 0at/r wo0an, b/t still #rsh in hr a))aran$9 an. sh bn.s in $stas2 o3r th tin2 sl)in*

#a$, 3r2 ti0 Ann loo5s at th 4ab2( Sh also loo5s ba/ti#/l in hr bl/ al0ost .ar5 3iolt

.rss an. in hr 3il that $o3rs hr ha. an. thn #alls on hr sho/l.rs, an. on th 0antl whi$h

is .ar5r than hr .rss(

4/t =oa$hi0 an. Ann ar $rtainl2 sol0n in thir bst $loths( n;)$t.l2, h is not warin*

his .ar5 brown t/ni$( Insta. h has on a lon* *ar0nt o# a 3r2 .) r., whi$h w wo/l. now$all St( =os)hs r., an. th #rin*s atta$h. to his 0antl ar nw an. ba/ti#/l( H, too, is

warin* a 5in. o# a r$tan*/lar 3il on his ha. an. it is s$/r. with a lathr ban.( E3r2thin* is

nw an. o# ;$llnt :/alit2(

Ann, oh Sh is not warin* .ar5 $loths to-.a2 Hr .rss is a 3r2 )al 2llow, al0ost th $olo/r

o# ol. i3or2, ti. at hr waist, n$5 an. wrists with a lar* blt that s0s o# sil3r an. *ol.( Hr

ha. is $o3r. b2 a 3r2 li*ht .a0as5 3il, hl. at hr #orha. b2 a thin b/t )r$io/s )lat( Sh

has a #ili*r n$5la$ ro/n. hr n$5 an. bra$lts at hr wrists( Sh is li5 a :/n, also b$a/s

o# th .i*nit2 with whi$h sh wars hr .rss, an. )arti$/larl2 hr $a), whi$h is o# a li*ht 2llow

$olo/r h00. with a Gr5 #rt ba/ti#/ll2 0broi.r. in th sa0 sha.(

o/ loo5 ;a$tl2 as th .a2 2o/ *ot 0arri.( I was Q/st a littl ol.r than a *irl, thn, b/t I still

r00br how ba/ti#/l an. ha))2 2o/ wr sa2s Eliabth( 4/t now I a0 3n 0or so((( an. I .$i.. to war th sa0 .rss #or this

rit( I ha. 5)t it #or this((( an. I was no lon*r ;)$tin* to )/t it on for this(

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Th Lor. has lo3. 2o/ 3r2 0/$h((( sa2s Eliabth si*hin*(

An. that is wh2 I a0 *i3in* Hi0 th thin* I lo3 0ost( This #lowr o# 0in(

How will 2o/ b abl to tar it #ro0 2o/r hart whn th ti0 $o0sU

R00brin* that I .i. not ha3 it an. that Go. *a3 it to 0( I shall alwa2s b ha))ir now than

thn( Whn I 5now Sh is in th T0)l I will sa2 to 02sl#9 Sh is )ra2in* nar th Tabrna$l,

Sh is )ra2in* th Go. o# Isral also #or Hr 0/002 an. I will ha3 )a$( An. a *ratr )a$ I

will ha3 in sa2in*9 Sh blon*s ntirl2 to Hi0( Whn ths two ol. b/t ha))2 )arnts, whor$i3. Hr #ro0 Ha3n, ar no lon*r ali3, H, th Etrnal, will still b Hr Fathr( 4li3

0, I a0 #/ll2 $on3in$., this littl $rat/r is not o/rs( I was not abl to .o an2thin* 0or((( H )/t

Hr in 02 boso0, a .i3in *i#t to wi) awa2 02 tars an. #/l#il o/r ho)s an. o/r )ra2rs( That is

wh2 Sh blon*s to Hi0( W ar th ha))2 */ar.ians((( an. 0a2 H b blss. #or this

Th2 ha3 now ra$h. th walls o# th T0)l(

Whil 2o/ *o to Ni$anors Gat, I will *o an. in#or0 th )rist( An. thn I will $o0, too

a$harias sa2s( An. h .isa))ars bhin. an ar$h la.in* into a lar* 2ar. s/rro/n.. b2 )or$hs(

Th *ro/) $ontin/s to )ro$. alon* th ns/in* trra$s( I .o not 5now whthr I ha3 sai. this

b#or9 th n$los/r wall o# th T0)l is not on l3l *ro/n. b/t it riss /) hi*hr an. hi*hr b2

0ans o# s/$$ssi3 trra$s( Ea$h trra$ is ra$h. b2 0ans o# a #li*ht o# st)s an. on a$htrra$ thr ar 2ar.s an. )or$hs an. ba/ti#/l )ortals wro/*ht in 0arbl, bron an. *ol.(

4#or ra$hin* thir .stination th2 sto) to ta5 o/t th $ontnts o# th )ar$ls9 $a5s, I thin5,

whi$h ar wi. an. #lat an. 3r2 *ras2, so0 whit #lo/r, two .o3s in a s0all wi$5r $a* an.

so0 bi* sil3r $oins9 th2 ar :/it ha32 b/t #ort/natl2 *ar0nts .i. not ha3 )o$5ts in thos

.a2s( Th2 wo/l. ha3 0a. hols in th0(

Hr is th ba/ti#/l Gat o# Ni$anor, all $hisll. in ha32 bron sil3r )latin*( a$harias is

alra.2 thr bsi. a statl2 )rist .rss. in linn(

Ann is s)rin5l. with what I s/))os is l/stral watr an. thn sh is instr/$t. to 0o3 towar.s

th altar o# th sa$ri#i$( Th


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o/ shall, wo0an a$harias sa2s( o/ will r$i3 Hr a0on*st th sa$r. *irls( I also shall

b thr( I want to b thr that .a2 to tll Hr to )ra2 #or /s #ro0 th 3r2 #irst 0o0nt((( an. h

loo5s at his wi# who /n.rstan.s an. si*hs(

Th $r0on2 is o3r an. Anna o# Phan/l with.raws, whil th othrs la3 th T0)l s)a5in*

to on anothr(

I har =oa$hi0 sa29 Not onl2 two la0bs an. th bst, b/t I wo/l. ha3 *i3n all 02 la0bs #or this

Qo2 an. to )rais Go. I .o not s an2thin* ls(

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=s/s sa2s9

Solo0on in his Wis.o0 sa2s9 Who3r is a $hil., lt hi0 $o0 to 0( An. rall2 #ro0 th

stron*hol., #ro0 th walls o# hr $it2, Etrnal Wis.o0 sai. to th Etrnal Mai.n9


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I s Ann on$ a*ain9 sin$ 2str.a2 3nin* I s hr th/s9 sittin* at th ntran$ o# th sha.2

)r*ola, b/s2 at hr n.lwor5( Sh is warin* a *r2 san. $olo/r. .rss, a 3r2 si0)l on an.

3r2 wi., )robabl2 b$a/s o# th *rat hat(

At th n. o# th )r*ola th 0owrs $an b sn $/ttin* th ha2( 4/t it $annot b #irst-$ro) ha2

b$a/s th *ra)s ar al0ost *ol.n $olo/r. an. th #r/its o# a lar* a))l-tr ar li5 shin2

2llow an. r. wa;( Th $orn#il. is nothin* b/t st/bbl with )o))is wa3in* li5 tin2 #la0s an.sti## an. $lar $orn#lowrs sha). li5 stars an. as bl/ as th astrn s52(

A littl Mar2 $o0s #orwar.s #ro0 th sha.2 )r*ola9 Sh is alra.2 :/i$5 an. in.)n.nt( Hr

short st) is sta.2 an. Hr whit san.als .o not st/0bl a0on*st th )bbls( Hr *ra$#/l *ait

alra.2 rs0bls th sli*htl2 /n./latin* st) o# a .o3, an. Sh is all whit -li5 a littl .o3- in

Hr linn .rss whi$h ra$hs .own to Hr an5ls( It is a wi. .rss $/rl. at th n$5 b2 a bl/

ribbon an. th short sl3s show ros2 an. )l/0) #orar0s( Sh loo5s li5 a littl an*l9 Hr hair is

sil52 an. hon2-blon., not 3r2 $/rl2 b/t *ra$#/ll2 wa32 n.in* in $/rls9 Hr 2s ar s52 bl/,

Hr swt littl #a$ is ros2 an. s0ilin*( Also th br that thro/*h Hr wi. sl3s in#lats th

sho/l.rs o# Hr linn .rss hl)s to *i3 Hr th a))aran$ o# a littl an*l ha3in* his win*s

hal#-o)n ra.2 to #l2(Sh has in Hr han.s )o))is, $orn#lowrs an. othr #lowrs that *row in $orn#il.s, b/t I .o not

5now thir na0s( Sh is wal5in* an. whn Sh is nar Hr 0othr Sh starts r/nnin*, sho/tin*

Qo2#/ll2 an., li5 a littl .o3, Sh n.s Hr #li*ht a*ainst Hr 0othrs 5ns9 sh has o)n. th0

to r$i3 Hr( Ann has )/t hr n.lwor5 asi. so that Sh wo/l. not *t )ri$5. an. has

o)n. hr ar0s to 0bra$ Hr(

So #ar 2str.a2 3nin*( This 0ornin* Sh ra))ars an. $ontin/s as #ollows(

M/002, M/002 Th littl whit .o3 is $o0)ltl2 in th nst o# Hr 0othrs 5ns,

to/$hin* th short *rass with Hr littl #t an. hi.in* Hr #a$ in Hr 0othrs la), so that onl2 Hr

*ol.n hair $an b sn on th na) o# Hr n$5 o3r whi$h Ann bn.s to 5iss it #on.l2(

Thn Sh li#ts Hr ha. an. o##rs Hr 0othr #lowrs( Th2 ar all #or Hr 0/002 an. o# a$h

on Sh tlls th stor2 Sh has in3nt.(This bl/ an. bi* on, is a star whi$h has $o0 .own #ro0 Ha3n to brin* th 5iss o# th Lor. to

M2 0/002( Hr9 5iss this littl $lstial #lowr thr, on its hart, an. 2o/ will s that it tasts o#

Go.(

This othr on, insta., whi$h is a )alr bl/, li5 .a..2s 2s, has writtn on its la3s that th

Lor. lo3s .a..2 3r2 0/$h b$a/s h is *oo.(

An. this tin2 littl on, th onl2 on to b #o/n., Bit is a 02osotC, is th on that Go. 0a. to tll

Mar2 that H lo3s Hr(

An. ths r. ons, .os 0/002 5now what th2 arU Th2 ar )i$s o# 5in* Da3i.s .rss,

stain. with th bloo. o# th n0is o# Isral an. sown on th battl#il.s an. th #il.s o# 3i$tor2(

Th2 ori*inat #ro0 thos stri)s o# th hroi$ r*al .rss torn in th str/**l #or th Lor.(Insta. this whit an. *ntl on, that s0s to b 0a. with s3n sil5 $/)s loo5in* /) to th s52,

#/ll o# )r#/0s, an. that was *rowin* o3r thr, nar th s)rin* -.a..2 )i$5. it #or Hr a0on*st

th thorns- is 0a. with th .rss o# Solo0on( H wor it, so 0an2 0an2 2ars b#or, in th sa0

0onth in whi$h his littl *ran..a/*htr was born, whn h wal5. in th 0i.st o# th 0/ltit/.s o#

Isral b#or th Ar5 an. th Tabrna$l, in th s)ln.i. 0aQst2 o# his robs( An. h rQoi$.

b$a/s o# th $lo/. whi$h rt/rn. to n$ir$l his *lor2, an. h san* th $anti$l an. th )ra2r o#

his Qo2(

I want to b alwa2s li5 this #lowr, an. li5 th wis 5in* I want to sin* thro/*ho/t M2 li#

$anti$ls an. )ra2rs b#or th Tab0a$l n.s Mar2(

How .o o/ 5now ths hol2 thin*s, 02 .arlin*U Who tol. o/U o/r #athrU

No( I .o not 5now who it is( I thin5 I ha3 alwa2s 5nown th0( Prha)s thr is on who tlls Man. I .o not s hi0( Prha)s on o# th an*ls that Go. sn.s to s)a5 to *oo. )o)l( M/002,

will 2o/ tll M anothr stor2U

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who0 H wishs an. whn H wishs( Rason in #a$t is on o# th thin*s that 0a5

2o/ 0or li5 Go., th Intlli*nt an. Rasonin* S)irit( Rason an. intlli*n$

wr *ra$s *i3n b2 Go. to Man in th Earthl2 Para.is( How #/ll o# li# th2 wr,

whn Gra$ was ali3, still inta$t an. a$ti3 in th s)irit o# th #irst two Parnts

In th 4oo5 o# =s/s 4n Sira$h it is stat.9 All wis.o0 is #ro0 th Lor., an. it is His own #or

3r( What wis.o0, thr#or, wo/l. 0n ha3 ha., ha. th2 r0ain. $hil.rn o# Go.U

Th *a)s in 2o/r intlli*n$ ar th nat/ral #r/its o# 2o/r #all #ro0 Gra$ an. honst2( 42 losin*Gra$ 2o/ banish. Wis.o0 #or $nt/ris( As a 0tor whi$h is hi..n bhin. 0asss o# $lo/.s,

Wis.o0 no lon*r ra$h. 2o/ with its bri*ht #lashs, b/t thro/*h 0ist whi$h 2o/r )r3ari$ations

ha3 rn.r. thi$5r an. thi$5r(

Thn 8th A/*/st !&""(

I s Mar2 btwn Hr #athr an. 0othr wal5in* in th strts in =r/sal0(

Passrs-b2 sto) to loo5 at th ba/ti#/l Girl all .rss. in whit an. warin* a 3r2 li*ht 0antl(

Th 0antl, b$a/s o# its .si*n in bran$hs an. #lowrs, whi$h ar a littl .ar5r a*ainst th so#t

ba$5*ro/n., s0s to b th sa0 on that Ann was warin* on th .a2 o# hr P/ri#i$ation( Th

onl2 .i##rn$ is that whil it ra$h. .own to Anns waist, in th $as o# Mar2, Who is onl2 a

littl *irl, it ra$hs .own to Hr an5ls an. n3lo)s Hr in a s0all li*ht an. bri*ht $lo/. o# rar

ba/t2(

Hr #air hair, loos on Hr sho/l.rs, or rathr, on Hr *ntl n$5, shins

thro/*h th 3il whr thr is no )attrn, b/t onl2 th 3r2 li*ht ba$5*ro/n.( Th

3il is hl. on Hr #orha. b2 a 3r2 )al bl/ ribbon, on whi$h s0all lilis ar

0broi.r. with sil3r thra.s, $rtainl2 th wor5 o# Hr 0othr(

As I sai., th snow whit .rss ra$hs .own to th *ro/n., an. Hr littl #t$an Q/st b sn, as Sh wal5s, in Hr whit san.als( Hr han.s ar li5 two 0a*nolia

)tals, ))in* #ro0 th lon* sl3s( A)art #ro0 th bl/ ribbon, thr is no othr

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$olo/r( It is all whit( Mar2 s0s to b .rss. in snow(

=oa$hi0 is warin* th sa0 *ar0nt h ha. on #or th P/ri#i$ation( Ann, insta., is warin* a

3r2 .ar5 3iolt .rss( Also th 0antl, whi$h also $o3rs hr ha., is .ar5 3iolt( Sh is hol.in* it

lowr. blow hr 2s( Two )oor 2s o# a 0othr, r. with tars, that .o not wish to w) an.

abo3 all .o not wish to b sn $r2in*, b/t $an b/t sh. tars /n.r th )rot$tion o# th 0antl, a

)rot$tion that sr3s its )/r)os with r*ar. to )assrs-b2 an. also to =oa$hi0, whos 2s, /s/all2

$lar, ar to-.a2 r. an. ./ll, b$a/s o# th tars h has sh. an. is still sh..in*( H is wal5in*with a stoo), his ha. is $o3r. b2 a 3il worn in th #ashion o# a t/rban, with th #ol.s han*in*

.own alon* his #a$(

A 3r2 ol. =oa$hi0( Who3r ss hi0, 0/st thin5 that h is th *ran.#athr or

th *rat *ran.#athr o# th littl *irl h is hol.in* b2 th han.( Th )ain o# losin*

Hr $a/ss th )oor #athr to .ra* his #t an. h is so war2 that h loo5s twnt2

2ars ol.r( H is so sa. an. tir. that h loo5s li5 an ol. si$5 0an( His 0o/th

tr0bls sli*htl2 btwn th two wrin5ls that at th si.s o# his nos ar so .)

to.a2(

Th2 ar both n.a3o/rin* to $on$al thir tars( 4/t i# th2 ar s/$$ss#/l

with 0an2 )o)l, th2 ar not with Mar2, Who, b$a/s o# Hr hi*ht, ss th0#ro0 blow, an. li#tin* Hr ha. loo5s at Hr #athr an. 0othr altrnatl2( Th2

0a5 an ##ort to s0il at Hr with thir tr0blin* 0o/ths an. th2 hol. Hr tin2

han. ti*htr 3r2 ti0 thir littl .a/*htr loo5s at th0 an. s0ils( Th2 0/st b

thin5in*9 Thr( A s0il to b sn on ti0 lss(

Th2 )ro$. slowl2( Vr2 slowl2( Th2 s0 to b wishin* to )rotra$t thir Qo/rn2 #or as lon* as

)ossibl( E3r2thin* sr3s as a )rt;t to sto)((( 4/t a Qo/rn2 0/st $o0 to an n. An. this on

is abo/t to n.( ) thr, at th to) o# this last strt$h o# th roa., thr ar th T0)l walls( Ann

/ttrs a *roan an. hol.s Mar2s han. ti*htr(

Ann, 02 .ar, I a0 hr with 2o/ a 3oi$ /ttrs, $o0in* o/t #ro0 th sha. o# a low ar$h b/ilt

o3r a $ross-roa.s( An. Eliabth, who was waitin* #or th0, a))roa$hs hr an. 0bra$s hr(

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0)t2( Th2 ar too #w an. non o# th ro2al o##s)rin*, sin$ Sarah o# Elisha l#t thr 2ars a*o

to *t 0arri.( It is tr/ that thr ar still thirt2 2ars to th a))oint. ti0, b/t((( Wll lt /s ho)

that Mar2 will b th #irst o# 0an2 3ir*ins o# Da3i.s o##s)rin* b#or th Sa$r. Vil( An. thn(((

who 5nows((( a$harias .os not sa2 an2thin* ls( 4/t h loo5s at Mar2 tho/*ht#/ll2( Thn h

rs/0s9 Also I will wat$h o3r Hr( I a0 a )rist an. I ha3 )owr in hr( I will 0a5 /s o# it

#or this an*l( An. Eliabth will o#tn $o0 to s Hr(

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o# in$ns an. li*hts(

It is now at th thrshol.( In #ront is th Hi*h Prist((( a statl2 ol. 0an, .rss. in 3r2 #in linn,

an. warin* o3r his linn .rss a short linn t/ni$ an. on to) o# it a 5in. o# $has/bl, so0thin*

0/lti$olo/r. btwn a $has/bl an. a .a$ons 3st0nt9 )/r)l an. *ol., 3iolt an. whit

altrnat an. s)ar5l li5 *0s in th s/n9 two ral *0s ar shinin* 0or bri*htl2 at th to) o# his

sho/l.rs( Prha)s th2 ar b/$5ls with thir )r$io/s sttin*s( On his brast thr is a lar* 0tal

)lat shinin* with *0s an. hl. b2 a *ol. $hain( Pn.ants an. tri00in*s *la0 on th h0 o# hisshort t/ni$ an. *ol. shins abo3 his #orha. on his 0itr, that r0in.s 0 o# th 0itr worn b2

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Lor., ha3 0r$2 on Th2 Sr3ant

Oh It is tr/ that th Tr/ Wis Vir*in, th Etrnal Vir*in, has ha. onl2 on tho/*ht #ro0 th .awn

o# Hr .a29 to rais Hr hart to Go. #ro0 th 0ornin* o# li# an. to wat$h #or th Lor., )ra2in*

b#or th Most Hi*h, as5in* #or*i3nss #or th wa5nsss o# Hr hart, as Hr h/0ilit2

$on3in$. Hr, an. Sh was not awar that Sh was anti$i)atin* th r:/st #or #or*i3nss #or

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an. 5nowl.* o# Q/sti$(

s, all this has bn sai.( Th boo5s o# wis.o0 0a2 b a))li. to all 0n, who will #in. */i.an$

in th0 an. a li*ht #or thir bha3io/r( 4/t ha))2 ar thos who $an b r$o*nis. a0on*st th

s)irit/al lo3rs o# Wis.o0(

I s/rro/n.. M2sl# with wis )o)l, in M2 h/0an 5inshi)( Ann, =oa$hi0, =os)h, a$harias,

an. 3n 0or Eliabth, an. thn th 4a)tist, ar th2 not ral wis )o)lU Not to 0ntion M2Mothr, th abo. o# Wis.o0(

Wis.o0 ha. ins)ir. M2 *ran.)arnts how to li3 in a wa2 whi$h was a*rabl to Go., #ro0 thir

2o/th to thir .ath, an. li5 a tnt )rot$tin* #ro0 th #/r2 o# th l0nts, Wis.o0 ha. )rot$t.

th0 #ro0 th .an*r o# sin( Th sa$r. #ar o# Go. is th root o# th tr o# wis.o0, that thr/sts its

bran$hs #ar an. wi. to ra$h with its to) tran:/il lo3 in its )a$, )a$#/l lo3 in its s$/rit2,

s$/r lo3 in its #aith#/lnss, #aith#/l lo3 in its intnsit29 th total, *nro/s, ##$ti3 lo3 o#

saints(

Who lo3s hr, lo3s li# an. will inhrit Li# sa2s E$$lsiasti$/s( This

sntn$ is lin5. with Min9 Who loss his li# #or M2 sa5, will sa3 it( 4$a/s

w ar not r#rrin* to th )oor li# o# this worl., b/t to th trnal li#, not to th

Qo2s o# on ho/r, b/t to th i00ortal ons(

=oa$hi0 an. Ann lo3. Wis.o0 th/s( An. Wis.o0 was with th0 in thir

trials(

How 0an2 trials th2 ;)rin$., whilst 2o/, 0n, .o not want to ha3 to s/##r an. $r2, si0)l2

b$a/s 2o/ thin5 that 2o/ ar not $o0)ltl2 wi$5. How 0an2 trials ths two Q/st )o)l

s/##r., an. th2 .sr3. to ha3 Mar2 as thir .a/*htr Politi$al )rs$/tions ha. .ri3n th0

o/t o# th lan. o# Da3i., an. 0a. th0 ;$ssi3l2 )oor( Th2 ha. #lt sa.nss in sin* thir

2ars #a.in* thro/*h witho/t a #lowr that wo/l. sa2 to th09 I shall b 2o/r $ontin/ation( An.

a#trwar.s, th an;it2 o# ha3in* a .a/*htr in thir ol. a* whn th2 wr $rtain th2 wo/l.

n3r s Hr *row into a wo0an( An. thn th obli*ation o# tarin* Hr #ro0 thir harts to o##r

Hr on th altar o# Go.( An. a*ain9 thir li# b$a0 an 3n 0or )ain#/l siln$, now that th2wr a$$/sto0. to th $hir)in* o# thir littl .o3, to th nois o# Hr littl st)s, to th s0ils an.

5isss o# thir $rat/r, ha3in* to wait #or th ho/r o# Go., thir onl2 $o0)an2 bin* th 00oris

o# th )ast( An. 0/$h 0or((( Disass, $ala0itis o# in$l0nt wathr, th arro*an$ o# 0i*ht2

ons o# th arth((( so 0an2 blows o# battrin* ra0s on th wa5 $astl o# thir 0o.st )ossssions(

An. it is not no/*h9 th )ain #or thir #ar awa2 $rat/r, who was *oin* to b l#t lonl2 an. )oor

an., notwithstan.in* thir $ars an. sa$ri#i$s, wo/l. *t onl2 th r0ains o# Hr #athrs )ro)rt2(

An. how will Sh #in. s/$h r0ains, sin$ th2 will b l#t /n$/lti3at. #or 0an2 2ars, awaitin*

Hr rt/rnU Fars, trials, t0)tations( An. 2t, lo2alt2 to Go. #or 3r

Thir stron*st t0)tation9 not to .n2 thir .$linin* li3s th $onsolation o#

thir .a/*htrs )rsn$(+ut children !elongfirst to God and then to their parents.

E3r2 son $an sa2 what I sai. to M2 Mothr9 Do 2o/ not 5now that I 0/st b b/s2

with M2 Fathrs a##airsU An. 3r2 #athr, 3r2 0othr 0/st larn th attit/. to

b 0aintain. loo5in* at Mar2 an. =os)h in th T0)l, at Ann an. =oa$hi0 in

th ho/s o# Naarth, a ho/s whi$h was b$o0in* 0or an. 0or #orlorn an. sa.,

b/t whr on thin* n3r .i0inish., b/t in$ras. $ontin/o/sl29 th holinss o#

two harts, th holinss o# a 0arria*(

What li*ht is l#t to =oa$hi0, an in3ali., an. to his sorrow#/l wi#, in th lon*

an. silnt ni*hts o# two ol. )o)l who #l th2 ar abo/t to .iU Onl2 th littl

.rsss, th #irst )air o# littl san.als, th si0)l to2s o# thir littl .a/*htr, now #ar

awa2, an. 00oris o# Hr, 00oris((( An. )a$ whn th2 sa29 W ar

s/##rin*, b/t w ha3 .on o/r ./t2 o# lo3 towar.s Go.(An. thn th2 wr o3r$o0 b2 a s/)rnat/ral Qo2 shinin* with a $lstial li*ht, a Qo2 /n5nown to

th $hil.rn o# th worl., a Qo2 that .os not #a. awa2 whn ha32 2lashs $los on two .2in*

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2s9 on th $ontrar2, it shins bri*htr in th last ho/r, ill/0inatin* th tr/th that ha. bn hi..n

within th0 thro/*ho/t thir li3s( Li5 a b/ttr#l2 in its $o$oon, th tr/th in th0 *a3 #aint

in.i$ations o# its )rsn$, Q/st so#t #lashs, whras now it o)ns its win*s to th s/n an. shows its

ba/ti#/l .$orations( An. thir li3s )ass. awa2 in th $rtaint2 o# a ha))2 #/t/r #or th0sl3s

an. thir .s$n.ants, thir tr0blin* li)s 0/r0/rin* wor.s o# )rais to Go.(

S/$h was th .ath o# 02 *ran.)arnts( S/$h as thir hol2 li3s .sr3.( 4$a/s o# thir holinss,

th2 .sr3. to b th #irst */ar.ians o# th Vir*in 4lo3. b2 Go., an. onl2 whn a *ratr S/nshow. itsl# at th n. o# thir .a2s, th2 rali. th *ra$ Go. ha. *rant. th0(

4$a/s o# thir holinss, Ann s/##r. no )ain in *i3in* birth to hr $hil.9 it was th $stas2 o#

th barr o# th Fa/ltlss On( Nithr o# th0 s/##r. th thros o# .ath, b/t onl2 a wa5nss

that #a.s awa2, as a star so#tl2 .isa))ars whn th s/n riss at .awn( An. i# th2 .i. not ha3 th

$onsolation o# ha3in* M )rsnt, as Wis.o0 In$arnat, as =os)h ha., I was in3isibl2 )rsnt,

whis)rin* s/bli0 wor.s, bn.in* o3r thir )illows, to sn. th0 to sl), awaitin* thir

tri/0)h(

So0on 0a2 as59 Wh2 .i. th2 not ha3 to s/##r whn *nratin* an. .2in*, sin$ th2 wr

$hil.rn o# A.a0U M2 answr is9 I# th 4a)tist, who was a son o# A.a0, an. ha. bn $on$i3.

with th ori*inal sin, was )rsan$ti#i. b2 M in his 0othrs wo0b, si0)l2 b$a/s I a))roa$h.hr, was no *ra$ to b *rant. to th 0othr o# th Hol2 an. Fa/ltlss On, Who ha. bn

)rsr3. b2 Go. an. bor Go. in Hr al0ost .i3in s)irit, in Hr 0ost )/r hart, an. was n3r

s)arat. #ro0 Hi0, sin$ Sh was $rat. b2 th Fathr an. was $on$i3. in a wo0b, an. thn

r$i3. into Ha3n to )ossss Go. in *lor2 #or 3r an. 3rU I also answr9 An /)ri*ht

$ons$in$ *i3s a )a$#/l .ath an. th )ra2rs o# saints will obtain s/$h a .ath #or 2o/(

=oa$hi0 an. Ann ha. a whol li# o# /)ri*ht $ons$in$ bhin. th0 an. s/$h a li# ros li5 a

ba/ti#/l lan.s$a) an. l. th0 to Ha3n, whil thir Hol2 Da/*htr was )ra2in* b#or th

Tabrna$l o# Go. #or Hr )arnts #ar awa2, who0 Sh ha. )ost)on. to Go., S/00/rn 4on/0,

an. 2t Sh lo3. th0, as th law an. Hr #lin* $o00an.., with a )r#$t s/)rnat/ral lo3(

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It has bn with M sin$ M2 $hil.hoo.

an. it */i.s M tn.rl2 with lo3(

In th .)ths o# M2 hart thr is a son*(

Whr .os it $o0 #ro0U

Man, 2o/ .o not 5now(

It $o0s #ro0 whr th Hol2 On rsts(

I loo5 at M2 $lar starAn. I .o not want an2thin*,

Not 3n th swtst an. .arst thin*,

E;$)t this swt li*ht that is all Min(

o/ bro/*ht M .own #ro0 th Ha3ns abo3,

O star o# Min, into th wo0b o# a 0othr,

Now o/ li3 in M, b/t b2on. th 3il

I s o/r *lorio/s #a$, Fathr(

Whn will o/ *rant o/r sr3ant th hono/r

O# bin* th h/0bl 0ai. o# th Sa3io/rU

Sn. /s th Mssiah #ro0 Ha3n,A$$)t, Hol2 Fathr, th o##r o# Mar2(

Mar2 is now :/it( Sh s0ils an. si*hs, thn Sh 5nls .own in )ra2r( Hr littl #a$ is shinin*

bri*htl2( Sh is loo5in* /)war.s, towar.s th $lar bl/ s/00r s52 an. Hr #a$ s0s to b

absorbin* an. thn ra.iatin* all th bri*htnss in th air( Or rathr, it loo5s as i# #ro0 within Hr a

hi..n s/n is ra.iatin* its ra2s an. li*htin* /) Hr #a$, $olo/rin* Hr snow-whit #lsh with a li*ht

ros2 h/( An. th li*ht #ro0 Hr #a$ s)ra.s o/t towar.s th worl. an. th s/n shinin* on th

worl.9 a blssin* an. a )ro0is o# 0/$h *oo.(

Whil Mar2 is *ttin* /) a#tr Hr )ra2r, with $stati$ bri*htnss still on Hr #a$, ol. Anna o#

Phan/l ntrs th roo0( Sh stan.s still, a0a. or at last won.rin* at Mar2s attit/. an.

a))aran$(Thn sh $alls Hr9 Mar2 an. th Girl t/rns ro/n. with a s0il, a .i##rnt on b/t still so

ba/ti#/l an. sa2s9 Pa$ to 2o/, Anna(

Wr o/ )ra2in*U Ar o/r )ra2rs n3r no/*h #or o/U

M2 )ra2rs wo/l. b no/*h( 4/t I s)a5 to Go.( Anna, 2o/ $annot i0a*in how $los I #l

Hi0( Mor than $los, within M2 hart( Ma2 Go. #or*i3 M M2 )ri.( 4/t I .o not #l lonl2(

SU O3r thr, in that Ho/s o# *ol. an. snow, bhin. th .o/bl


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M will hl) M, b$a/s it is Its .sir( I a0 not a#rai.( I ha3 no lon*r M2 #athr an. 0othr(((

an. onl2 Go. 5nows how M2 lo3 #or what3r h/0an bin* blon*. to M was b/rnt in that

)ain( Now I ha3 b/t Go.( I thr#or ob2 Hi0 /n:/stionin*l2((( I wo/l. ha3 .on so also

r*ar.lss o# M2 #athr an. 0othr, b$a/s I ha3 bn ta/*ht b2 th Voi$ that who3r wishs

to #ollow It, 0/st *o b2on. #athr an. 0othr( Parnts ar lo3in* )atrols wat$hin* th harts o#

thir $hil.rn, who0 th2 wish to la. to ha))inss a$$or.in* to thir )lans((( an. th2 ar not

awar o# othr )lans la.in* to in#init ha))inss((( I wo/l. ha3 l#t th0 M2 .rsss an. 0antls,to #ollow th Voi$ that sa2s to M9


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Prsn$ o# =ho3ah, I lo3 loo5in* into M2 hart( O3r thr, thr is th trribl

Go. o# Sinai( Hr, within M, I s o/r Fathr, a lo3in* Fa$ that s0ils an. blsss

M, b$a/s I a0 s0all li5 a littl bir., that th win. s/stains witho/t #lin* its

wi*ht an. I a0 wa5 li5 th st0 o# a lil2 o# th 3all2, that $an onl2 bloo0 an.

s0ll swtl2 an. $an )rsnt no othr #or$ to th win. b/t its s$nt. an. )/r

swtnss( Go., M2 lo3in* win. Not b$a/s o# that( 4/t b$a/s th Son o# Go.

an. o# a Vir*in, th Hol2 o# th Most Hol2 On, $an b/t li5 what in Ha3n H$hos as his Mothr an. what on th arth s)a5s to Hi0 o# His Ha3nl2 Fathr9

P/rit2( I# th Law )on.r. that, i# th rabbis, who ha3 $o0)li$at. th Law with

all th :/ibbls o# thir ta$hin*, t/rn. thir 0in.s to hi*hr horions an. ai0. at

s/)rnat/ral thin*s, .srtin* th h/0an an. l/$rati3 a##airs whi$h $a/s th0 to

#or*t th s/)r0 En., th2 sho/l., abo3 all, 0a5 P/rit2 th 0ain s/bQ$t o# thir

ta$hin*, so that th Kin* o# Isral 0a2 #in. it whn H $o0s( With th oli3

bran$hs o# th Pa$#/l On,( with th Pal0s o# th Tri/0)hr, s)ra. lilis, lilis,

lilis((( How 0/$h 4loo. th Sa3io/r will ha3 to sh. to r.0 /s How 0/$h

in.. Fro0 th tho/san.s o# wo/n.s that Isaiah saw on th Man o# Sorrows, a

stra0 o# 4loo. is #allin*, li5 .w #ro0 a )oro/s 3as( Ma2 this .i3in 4loo. not#all whr thr is .s$ration an. blas)h02, b/t into $hali$s o# #ra*rant )/rit2 that

0a2 r$i3 it an. *athr it #or th )/r)os o# s)ra.in* it a0on*st th .isas. an.

l)ro/s so/ls an. a0on*st thos who ar .a. to Go.( Gi3 lilis to wi) with thir

)/r )tals th swat an. th tars o#


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#a$/lt2 #or ra.in* into th #/t/r( This #a$/lt2 so0ti0s $o0s .ir$tl2, b2 Go.s

will, so0ti0s it is a )owr o# r$oll$tion, that riss li5 th s/n in th 0ornin*,

ill/0inatin* a )oint on th horion o# $nt/ris, alra.2 sn in th 3ision o# Go.(

S/$h 02stris ar too .) to b #/ll2 /n.rstoo. b2 2o/( 4/t $onsi.r(


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A not o# 0in( All .a2 2str.a2 I tho/*ht I was *oin* to s th nws o# th

.ath o# Hr )arnts bin* *i3n to Mar2 b2 a$harias, I .o not 5now wh2( I also

tho/*ht, in 02 wa2, that =s/s wo/l. ha3 .alt with th )oint r00bran$ o# Go.

b2 th saints ( This 0ornin*, whn th 3ision start., I sai. to 02sl#9 Hr w

ar, th2 will now tll Hr that Sh is an or)han an. 02 hart was alra.2

tr0blin* b$a/s I wo/l. ha3 ;)rin$. 02 own sa.nss o# ths )ast .a2s(Insta. thr has bn absol/tl2 nothin* o# what I tho/*ht I was *oin* to s or

har( Not 3n on wor. b2 0ista5( I a0 3r2 ha))2 abo/t this b$a/s it $on#ir0s

that thr is nothin* o# 02 own in this wor5, not 3n an honst s/**stion with

r*ar. to on sit/ation( It all $o0s #ro0 a .i##rnt so/r$( M2 $ontin/o/s #ar

$ass((( /ntil th n;t ti0 b$a/s I shall alwa2s b a#rai. o# bin* .$i3. an.

.$i3in*(

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11.Mary Will C!"i#$ H$r %& ' '($ S)*+$ G# Will Gi,$ H$r.

>r. S)t0br !&""(

What a trribl ni*ht It s0. that th .0ons wr rai.in* th worl.(


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tr0blin* 3oi$ Sh r)lis9 No, nobo.2(

It is not )ossibl #or Hr to 5now an2on, b$a/s Sh $a0 hr in Hr $hil.hoo. an. Da3i.s

ra$ has bn str/$5 too s3rl2 an. s$attr. too wi.l2 to allow th 3ario/s bran$hs to *athr

li5 #olia* aro/n. th ro2al )al0 sa2s a$harias(

W shall thn la3 th $hoi$ to Go.(

Th tars that Mar2 ha. rstrain. so #ar, */sh o/t an. #all on Hr tr0blin* 0o/th( Sh loo5s

i0)lorin*l2 at Hr ta$hr( Mar2 has $ons$rat. Hrsl# to th Lor. #or His *lor2 an. #or th sal3ation o# Isral( Sh was b/t

a littl $hil. Q/st larnin* to ra. an. writ an. Sh ha. alra.2 0a. Hr 3ow((( sa2s Ann,

hl)in* Hr(

Is that wh2 o/ ar $r2in* thnU Not b$a/s o/ wish to rsist th LawU

=/st #or that((( nothin* ls( I shall ob2 2o/, Prist o# Go.(

This $on#ir0s what I ha3 alwa2s bn tol. o# o/( How lon* ha3 o/ bn $ons$rat. to th

Lor.U

I ha3 alwa2s bn, I thin5( I was not 2t in this T0)l, an. I ha. alra.2 *i3n M2sl# to th

Lor.(

4/t ar o/ not th littl on who $a0 twl3 2ars a*o an. as5. 0 to b allow. to ntrU Wll, thn, how $an o/ sa2 that o/ alra.2 blon*. to Go. thnU

I# I loo5 ba$5, I #in. I was $ons$rat.((( I .o not r00br whn I was born,

nithr .o I r00br how I b*an to lo3 M2 0othr an. to sa2 to M2 #athr9

Fathr, I a0 2o/r .a/*htr((( 4/t I r00br that I *a3 M2 hart to Go., altho/*h

I .o not 5now whn it start.( Prha)s it was with th #irst 5iss that I was abl to

*i3, with th #irst wor. that I larn. to sa2, with th #irst st) that I too5((( s, I

thin5 I #in. M2 #irst r$oll$tion o# lo3 with M2 #irst sta.2 st)((( M2 ho/s((( nar

th ho/s thr was a *ar.n #/ll o# #lowrs((( an. thr was an or$har. an. so0

#il.s((( an. thr was a s)rin* o# watr at th rar, /n.r th hill, an. th watr

*/sh. o/t #ro0 a hollow ro$5 that #or0. a *rotto((( it was #/ll o# lon* an. thin

hrbs that h/n* .own #or0in* s0all *rn watr#alls 3r2whr an. th2 s0. tob w)in* b$a/s th thin littl la3s, that s0. an 0broi.r2 wor5, ha. tin2

littl .ro)s o# watr on th0 an. whn th .ro)s #ll th2 tin5l. li5 littl blls(

Also th s)rin* s0. to b sin*in*( An. thr wr bir.s on th oli3 an.

a))l-trs abo3 th s)rin* an. whit .o3s /s. to $o0 an. wash in th $lar

watr o# th #o/ntain((( I was no lon*r thin5in* o# all that, b$a/s I ha. )/t all M2

hart in Go. an., with th ;$)tion o# M2 #athr an. 0othr, who0 I lo3. in li#

an. in .ath, 3r2 othr worl.l2 thin* ha. .isa))ar. #ro0 M2 hart((( 4/t 2o/

ha3 0a. M thin5 o# it((( I 0/st #in. when % *a3 M2sl# to Go.((( an. th thin*s o#

M2 #irst 2ars $o0 ba$5 to M2 0in.((( I lo3. that *rotto, b$a/s I har. a 3oi$

swtr than th son* o# th watr an. th warblin* o# th bir.s sa2 to M9


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this 3oi$ o# lo3, how sh $o/l. .sir an2 othr 5nowl.* that was not Go.(((

With M2

li)s whi$h still tast. o# M2 0othrs 0il5, b/t with M2 hart #/ll o# $lstial hon2,

I thn sai.9 Hr I a0( I a0 $o0in*( I a0 o/rs( No on will ha3 M2 bo.2, b/t

o/, M2 Lor., nithr will M2 so/l ha3 an2 othr lo3((( An. whil sa2in* so, it

s0. to M that I was sa2in* o3r a*ain thin*s alra.2 sai. an. that I was

#/l#illin* a rit alra.2 #/l#ill., an. th $hosn S)o/s was not a stran*r to M,b$a/s I alra.2 5nw His ar.o/r an. M2 si*ht ha. bn #or0. at His li*ht an. M2

$a)a$it2 #or lo3in* ha. bn #/l#ill. in His 0bra$((( WhnU I .o not 5now(

42on. li#, I wo/l. sa2, b$a/s I #l I alwa2s ha. Hi0, an. that H alwa2s ha.

M, an. that I ;ist b$a/s H want. M #or th Qo2 o# His S)irit an. Min((( Now

I ob2 2o/, o Prist( 4/t )las tll M how I a0 to bha3((( I ha3 nithr #athr

nor 0othr( Plas b M2 */i.(

Go. will *i3 o/ o/r h/sban. an. h will b a hol2 0an, b$a/s o/

ha3 ntr/st. o/rsl# to Go.( o/ will tll hi0 o/r 3ow(

An. will h a*rU

I ho) so( Pra2, 02 $hil., that h 0a2 /n.rstan. o/r hart( Go now( Ma2 Go. alwa2sa$$o0)an2 o/(

Mar2 with.raws with Anna( a$harias sta2s with th Hi*h Prist(

Th 3ision n.s th/s(

1-. +$)( I+ A))i!'$# H*+/a!# " '($ %ir0i!.

"th S)t0br !&""(

I s a ri$h hall with a ba/ti#/l #loor, $/rtains, $ar)ts an. inlai. #/rnit/r( It 0/st b still )art o#

th T0)l9 thr ar )rists in it, in$l/.in* a$harias, an. 0an2 0n o# 3r2 a*, #ro0 twnt2 to#i#t2 a))ro;i0atl2(

Th2 ar all tal5in* in low b/t ani0at. 3oi$s( Th2 s0 to b an;io/s abo/t so0thin* I .o not

5now( Th2 ar .rss. in thir bst $loths, whi$h s0 to b nw or Q/st r$ntl2 wash. an. th2

ar ob3io/sl2 .rss. #or so0 s)$ial #ast( Man2 ha3 r0o3. th )i$ o# $loth $o3rin* thir

ha.s, othrs still war it, )arti$/larl2 th l.r ons, whras th 2o/n* )o)l show thir bar

ha.s, so0 .ar5 blon., so0 brown, so0 bla$5, onl2 on a/b/rn( Thir hair is 0ostl2 short, b/t

so0 war it lon* .own to thir sho/l.rs( Th2 .o not all 5now on anothr, b$a/s th2 obsr3

on anothr in:/isiti3l2( 4/t th2 s0 to b a5in so0how, b$a/s it is $lar that th2 ar all

$on$rn. with th sa0 0attr(

In a $o0r I $an s =os)h( H is tal5in* to a hal an. hart2 l.rl2 0an( =os)h is abo/t thirt2

2ars ol.( H is a han.so0 0an with short an. rathr $/rl2 hair, .ar5 brown li5 his bar. an. his0o/sta$h, whi$h $o3r a wll sha). $hin an. ris towar.s his ros2-brown $h5s, whi$h ar not

oli3-$olo/r. as is nor0al in 0ost )o)l with a brown $o0)l;ion( His 2s ar .ar5, 5in.l2 an.

.), 3r2 srio/s an. )rha)s so0what sa.( 4/t whn h s0ils, as h .os now, th2 b$o0

*a2 an. 2o/n* loo5in*( H is .rss. in li*ht brown, 3r2 si0)l b/t 3r2 ti.2(

A *ro/) o# 2o/n* L3its $o0s in an. th2 ta5 /) )osition btwn th .oor an. a lon* narrow

tabl, whi$h is a*ainst th sa0 wall as th .oor, whi$h is l#t wi. o)n( A sin*l $/rtain han*in*

.own to abo/t twnt2 $nti0trs #ro0 th #loor is .rawn to $o3r th 0)t2 s)a$(

Th $/riosit2 o# th *ro/) in$rass( It *rows 0or so whn a han. )/lls th $/rtain to on si. to

a.0it a L3it, who is $arr2in* in his ar0s a b/n.l o# .r2 bran$hs on whi$h on in blosso0 is

*ntl2 lai.9 it loo5s li5 a li*ht #oa0 o# whit )tals, with a 3a*/ )in5ish h/ that s)ra.s so#tran. so#tr #ro0 th $ntr to th to) o# th li*ht )tals( Th L3it la2s th b/n.l o# bran$hs on

th tabl 3r2 *ntl2 to a3oi. .tra$tin* #ro0 th 0ira$l o# th bran$h #/ll o# #lowrs a0on* so

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0an2 .r2 ons(

Whis)rin* s)ra.s in th hall( Th2 all strt$h thir n$5s an. shar)n thir 2s to s( a$harias,

who is nar th tabl with th othr )rists, also n.a3o/rs to s( 4/t h $an s nothin*(

=os)h, in his $o0r, *i3s a :/i$5 *lan$ to th b/n.l o# bran$hs an. whn th 0an h was

s)a5in* to sa2s so0thin* to hi0, h sha5s his ha. in .nial as i# to sa29 I0)ossibl an.

s0ils(

A tr/0)t is har. b2on. th $/rtain( Th2 all b$o0 :/it an. t/rn in an or.rl2 wa2 towar.sth .oor, whi$h is now $o0)ltl2 $lar as th $/rtain has bn )/ll. to on si.( Th Hi*h Prist

ntrs s/rro/n.. b2 l.rs( Th2 all 0a5 a .) bow( Th Ponti## *os to th tabl an. b*ins to

s)a5, stan.in* /)(

Mn o# th ra$ o# Da3i., *athr. hr at 02 r:/st, )las listn( Th Lor. has s)o5n, *lor2

b to Hi0 Fro0 His Glor2 a ra2 has .s$n.. an., li5 th s/n in s)rin*ti0, it has *i3n li# to a

.r2 bran$h whi$h has blosso0. 0ira$/lo/sl2, whras no othr bran$h on arth is in bloo0

to-.a2, th last .a2 o# th Fast o# D.i$ation, an. th snow that #ll on th 0o/ntains in =/.ah has

not 2t 0lt. an. 3r2thin* is whit btwn ion an. 4than2( Go. has s)o5n an. has 0a.

Hi0sl# th #athr an. th */ar.ian o# th Vir*in o# Da3i. Who has Hi0 alon as Hr )rot$tion( A

hol2 *irl, th *lor2 o# th T0)l, Sh .sr3. th wor. o# Go. to larn th na0 o# a h/sban.a*rabl to th Etrnal On( An. h 0/st b 3r2 Q/st to b $hosn b2 th Lor. as th )rot$tor o#

th Vir*in so .ar to Hi0 For this rason o/r sorrow in losin* Hr is all3iat. an. all worris

abo/t Hr .stin2 as a wi# $as( An. to th 0an a))oint. b2 Go. w ntr/st with #/ll

$on#i.n$ th Vir*in blss. b2 Go. an. b2 o/rsl3s( Th na0 o# th h/sban. is =os)h o#

=a$ob o# 4thlh0, o# th trib o# Da3i., a $ar)ntr in Naarth in Galil( =os)h9 $o0

#orwar.( It is an or.r o# th Hi*h Prist (((

Thr is a lot o# whis)rin*( Ha.s 0o3 ro/n., 2s $ast in:/isiti3 *lan$s, han.s 0a5 si*ns9

thr ar ;)rssions o# .isa))oint0nt an. rli#( So0on, )arti$/larl2 a0on*st th ol.r )o)l,

0/st b ha))2 that it was not his #at(

=os)h, bl/shin* an. 0barrass. 0o3s #orwar.( H is now nar th tabl, in #ront o# th Ponti##,

who0 h has *rt. r3rntl2( E3r2on 0/st $o0 hr to s th na0 n*ra3. on th bran$h( An. 3r2on 0/st ta5 his

own bran$h to 0a5 s/r that thr is no .$)tion(

Th 0n ob2( Th2 loo5 at th bran$h *ntl2 hl. b2 th Hi*h Prist an. thn a$h ta5s his own9

so0 bra5 it, so0 5) it( Th2 all loo5 at =os)h( So0 loo5 an. ar silnt, othrs loo5 an.

$on*rat/lat hi0( Th l.rl2 0an to who0 =os)h was s)a5in* b#or, ;$lai0s9 I tol. 2o/,

=os)h Who #ls lss $rtain, is th on who wins th *a0 Th2 ha3 all now )ass. b#or

th Ponti##(

Th Hi*h Prist *i3s =os)h his bran$h in bloo0, h la2s his han. on his sho/l.r an. sa2s to hi09

Th s)o/s th Lor. has )rsnt. 2o/ with, is not ri$h, as 2o/ 5now( 4/t all 3irt/s ar in Hr(

4 0or an. 0or worth2 o# Hr( Thr is no #lowr in Isral as ba/ti#/l an. )/r as Sh is(Plas, all *o o/t now( o/, =os)h, sta2 hr( An. 2o/, a$harias, sin$ 2o/ ar Hr rlati3,

)las brin* in th bri.(

Th2 all *o o/t, ;$)t th Hi*h Prist an. =os)h( Th $/rtain is .rawn on$ a*ain o3r th .oor(

=os)h is stan.in* in a 3r2 h/0bl attit/., nar th Prist( Thr is siln$, thn th Prist sa2s to

=os)h9 Mar2 wishs to in#or0 2o/ o# a 3ow Sh 0a.( Plas hl) Hr sh2nss( 4 *oo. to Hr,

Who is so *oo.(

I will )/t 02 strn*th an. 02 0anl2 a/thorit2 at Hr sr3i$ an. no sa$ri#i$ on Hr bhal# will

b ha32 #or 0( 4 s/r o# that(

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a$harias *os o/t s$ortin* th Ponti##( Anna $on*rat/lats =os)h an. thn sh *os o/t, too(

Th btroth. ar now #a$in* a$h othr( Mar2, #/ll o# bl/shs, is stan.in* with

Hr ha. bow.( =os)h, who is also r. in th #a$, loo5s at Hr an. tris to #in. th

#irst wor.s to b sai.( H 3nt/all2 #in.s th0 an. a bri*ht s0il li*hts /) his 2s(

H sa2s9 I wl$o0 2o/, Mar2( I saw o/ whn o/ wr a littl bab2, onl2 a #w

.a2s ol.((( I was a #rin. o# o/r #athrs an. I ha3 a n)hw, th son o# 02 brothr

Al)ha/s, who was a *rat #rin. o# o/r 0othr( H was hr little #rin., b$a/sh is onl2 i*htn 2ars ol., an. whn o/ wr not 2t born, h was onl2 a littl

bo2 an. h $hr. /) o/r sa. 0othr who lo3. hi0 so 0/$h( o/ .o not 5now

/s b$a/s o/ wr onl2 a littl *irl whn o/ $a0 hr( 4/t 3r2on in

Naarth lo3s o/ an. th2 all thin5 an. s)a5 o# =oa$hi0s littl Mar2, Whos

birth was a 0ira$l o# th Lor., Who 0a. th barrn ol. la.2 blosso0

won.r#/ll2((( An. I r00br th 3nin* o/ wr born((( W all r00br it

b$a/s o# th )ro.i*2 o# a ha32 rain that sa3. th $o/ntr2 an. o# a 3iolnt stor0

./rin* whi$h th th/n.rbolts .i. not .a0a* 3n a st0 o# hathr an. it n..

with s/$h a lar* an. ba/ti#/l rainbow that th li5 has n3r bn sn a*ain( An.

thn((( who .os not r00br =oa$hi0s ha))inssU H .an.l. o/ showin* o/to his ni*hbo/rs((( As i# o/ wr a #lowr that ha. .s$n.. #ro0 Ha3n, h

a.0ir. o/ an. want. 3r2on to a.0ir o/, a ha))2 ol. #athr who .i.

tal5in* abo/t his Mar2, Who was so ba/ti#/l an. *oo. an. Whos wor.s wr so

#/ll o# wis.o0 n. *ra$((( H was :/it ri*ht in a.0irin* o/ an. in sa2in* that

thr is no othr wo0an lo3lir than o/ ar An. o/r 0othrU Sh #ill. o/r

ho/s an. th ni*hbo/rhoo. with hr son*s an. sh san* li5 a s52lar5 in

s)rin*ti0 whn sh was $arr2in* o/, an. a#trwar.s whn sh hl. o/ in hr

ar0s( I 0a. a $ra.l #or o/( A tin2 littl $ra.l, with ross $ar3. all o3r it,

b$a/s o/r 0othr want. it li5 that( Prha)s it is still in th ho/s((( I a0 ol.,

Mar2( Whn o/ wr born I was b*innin* to wor5( I was alra.2 wor5in*((( I

wo/l. n3r ha3 bli3. that I was *oin* to ha3 o/ as a s)o/s Prha)s o/r)arnts wo/l. ha3 .i. a ha))ir .ath i# th2 ha. 5nown, b$a/s th2 wr 02

#rin.s( I b/ri. o/r #athr, 0o/rnin* o3r his .ath with a sin$r hart, b$a/s

h was a *oo. ta$hr to 0(

Mar2 raiss Hr #a$, littl b2 littl, ta5in* hart, as Sh hars =os)h s)a5 to

Hr th/s, an. whn h 0ntions th $ra.l Sh s0ils *ntl2 an. whn =os)h

s)a5s o# Hr #athr, Sh hol.s o/t Hr han. to hi0 an. sa2s9 Than5 2o/, =os)h(

A 3r2 ti0i. an. *ntl than5 2o/(

=os)h hol.s Hr littl Qas0in han. in his short an. stron* han.s o# a $ar)ntr an. h $arsss it

with an a##$tion that ;)rsss 0or an. 0or $on#i.n$( Prha)s h is waitin* #or 0or wor.s(

4/t Mar2 is silnt on$ a*ain( H thn *os on9 As o/ 5now, o/r ho/s is still inta$t, with th;$)tion o# th )art that was .0olish. b2 or.r o# th $ons/l, to b/il. a roa. #or th wa**ons o#

th Ro0ans( 4/t th #il.s, what is l#t o# th0 -o/ 5now that b$a/s o# o/r #athrs illnss

0/$h o# th )ro)rt2 ha. to b .is)os. o#- ha3 bn rathr n*l$t.( For o3r thr 2ars th

trs an. th 3ins ha3 n3r bn )r/n. an. th lan. is /ntill. an. har.( 4/t th trs that saw

o/ whn o/ wr a littl *irl ar still thr, an. i# o/ a*r, I will at on$ ta5 $ar o# th0(

Than5 2o/, =os)h( 4/t 2o/ ha3 2o/r wor5 (((

I will wor5 in o/r or$har. in th 0ornin* an. in th 3nin*( Th .a2s ar

*ttin* lon*r an. lon*r( 42 s)rin*ti0 I want 3r2thin* to b in or.r #or o/r

ha))inss( Loo59 this is a bran$h o# th al0on. tr nar th ho/s( I want. to )i$5

it -th h.* is so r/in. that on $an ntr an2whr, b/t I will r0a5 it soli. an.

stron*- I want. to )i$5 it, b$a/s I tho/*ht that i# I sho/l. b th $hosn on, o/wo/l. ha3 bn )las. to ha3 a #lowr #ro0 o/r *ar.n( 4/t I was not ;)$tin*

to b th $hosn on as I a0 a Nairit B!C an. I ha3 ob2. b$a/s it is an or.r o#

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th Prist, not b$a/s I wish to *t 0arri.( Hr is th bran$h, Mar2( With it I o##r

o/ 02 hart, that, li5 it, has bloo0. /) till now onl2 #or th Lor. an. is now

bloo0in* #or o/, 02 s)o/s(

Mar2 ta5s th bran$h( Sh is 0o3. an. loo5s at =os)h with a #a$ that has

b$o0 0or an. 0or $on#i.nt an. bri*ht( Sh #ls $rtain o# hi0( Whn h sa2s

to Hr I a0 a Nairit , Hr #a$ b$o0s bri*ht an. Sh ta5s $o/ra*9 Also I

a0 all o# th Lor., =os)h( I .o not 5now whthr th Hi*h Prist tol. 2o/ ((( H onl2 tol. 0 that o/ ar *oo. an. )/r, that o/ wish to in#or0 0 o# a 3ow, an. that I

0/st b *oo. to 2o/( S)a5, Mar2( o/r =os)h wants o/ to b ha))2 in all o/r .sirs( I .o not

lo3 o/ 02 with bo.2( I lo3 o/ with 02 so/l, hol2 *irl *i3n to 0 b2 Go. Plas s in 0 a

#athr an. a brothr, in a..ition to a h/sban.( An. o)n o/r hart to 0 as to a #athr an. rl2 on

0 as on a brothr (((

Sin$ M2 $hil.hoo. I ha3 $ons$rat. M2sl# to th Lor.( I 5now this is not th $/sto0 in Isral(

4/t I har. a 3oi$ r:/stin* M2 3ir*init2 as a sa$ri#i$ o# lo3 #or th $o0in* o# th Mssiah(

Isral has bn waitin* #or Hi0 #or s/$h a lon* ti0((( It is not too 0/$h to #or*o th Qo2 o# bin* a

0othr #or that

=os)h *as at Hr as i# h want. to ra. Hr hart, thn h ta5s Hr tin2han.s whi$h ar still hol.in* th bran$h in blosso0 an. h sa2s9 I will Qoin 02

sa$ri#i$ to o/rs an. w shall lo3 th Etrnal Fathrso muchwith o/r $hastit2 that

H will sn. His Sa3io/r to th worl. arlir, an. will allow /s to s His Li*ht

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a s0allr s$al th .si*n o# th blt( R/nnin* thro/*h lar* hols on th loosl2 $/t n$5, th $hain

*athrs th $loth an. #or0s a 5in. o# s0all #rill( Mar2s n$5 0r*s #ro0 th whit )lat. $loth

with th *ra$ o# a st0 wra)). in a )r$io/s #abri$ an. s0s 3n 0or sln.r an. whitr than

3r, th st0 o# a lil2 n.in* in a lil2-li5 #a$, whi$h is 3n )alr than /s/al #or th ;$it0nt -

an. )/rr( Th #a$ o# a 0ost )/r 3i$ti0(

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)osition( Hr 0othrs 3il is )la$. o3r th )laits an. it #alls in ba/ti#/l #ol.s /n.r th )r$io/s

thin )lat that n$ir$ls Hr snow-whit #orha.( Th 3il #alls .own Hr si.s an. sin$ Mar2 is

not as tall as Hr 0othr, it #alls lowr than Hr hi)s, whras it ra$h. Anns waist( Sh has

nothin* on Hr han.s, b/t is warin* bra$lts on Hr wrists( Hr wrists ar so thin that th ha32

bra$lts o# Hr 0othr $o3r th ba$5 o# Hr han.s an. wo/l. #all to th *ro/n. i# Sh toss. Hr

han.s(

Hr #rin.s *a /)on Hr an. a.0ir Hr( Th2 twittr *ail2 li5 s)arrows as5in* :/stions an.

;)rssin* thir a.0iration(

Ar th2 o/r 0othrsU Th2 ar anti:/, ar th2 notU

How ba/ti#/l, Sarah, this blt is

An. what abo/t this 3il, S/sanU How r#in. it is( =/st loo5 at thos lilis wo3n in it

Lt 0 s o/r bra$lts, Mar2( Wr th2 o/r 0othrsU

s, sh wor th0( 4/t th2 ar o# M2 #athrs 0othr(

Oh Loo5( Th2 ha3 th sal o# Solo0on intrwo3n with thin littl bran$hs o# )al0 an.

oli3-trs an. a0on*st ths thr ar lilis an. ross( Oh Who .i. s/$h )r#$t an. r#in.

wor5U

Th2 blon* to th Ho/s o# Da3i. ;)lains Mar2( Th wo0n o# th #a0il2 ha3 worn th0

#or $nt/ris, whn th2 *t 0arri. an. th2 ar l#t in hrita* to th hirss(

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