From Wilted, To In Full Bloom.
From wilted and barren, to alive and in full bloom. This is the power of The Resurrection.
It was said that after the death of Christ Her Son, The Blessed Mother looked as if She was a wilted flower.
The notion of the Blessed Mother being compared to a wilted flower after The Passion has always remained imprinted within my mind. Contemplate how nature mourned the death of Christ. The sky turned black, the ground quaked, and perhaps the flowers wilted too.
I imagine Our Sorrowful Mother in Her large dark blue cloak, with Her sweet head hanging low. Behold Queen Majesty, Our Lady of Sorrows, The Pure Rose of God, wilted in grief.
In the Lenten Season, the altar is stripped bare of all flowers, and they don’t return to adorn the altar of God, until Easter.
From the barren wasteland of Lent to the full bloom of The Resurrection.
I imagine that’s how Our Sorrowful Mother felt, upon seeing the fruit of Her womb being Crucified. Barren. I envision Her in all Her Motherly tenderness, wishing She could take Her Son from The Cross, and envelop Him once more within the haven of Her womb.
From wilted and barren, to alive and in full bloom. This is the power of The Resurrection.
Oh, that moment when Christ rises.
When Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene after The Resurrection, Mary thought that Jesus was a gardener…and that makes the happy ending all the sweeter. “Woman, why do you weep?” Christ said to Mary Magdalene. For Jesus is here, to turn wilted flowers into resplendent gardens in full bloom. Is it any wonder why Mary thought Christ was a gardener?
The Mother and The Magdalene, two wilted flowers, stricken with grief…but soon those wilted flowers will behold The light of The Resurrection.
Jesus Christ died to take the wasteland and make it bloom again. And because of that, we can rejoice and be glad.
Fear not O Mother, Your Son has risen. May your wilted heart stir into full bloom, dwelling in the glorious light of Your Son’s Resurrection.
Lord, love this heart of mine into full bloom. Take all that’s wilted in me, and Resurrect it.
Let’s enjoy this Easter Season, and bask in the light of the Resurrection.
Alleluia.
Serviam
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