Listening by chance to a Brahms melody, a state of Heaven appeared in my soul, and a wonderful image emerged in my mind. I remembered little Mihail, with his angelic face, rocking in a baby cradle to Brahms' music. What peace... Heavenly! Infants have the gift of bringing Heaven into the home. It's a miracle just to keep watching them in their tenderness, delicacy, and purity! Oh, Lord, thus You have multiplied Heaven in my soul, and now, with all the difficulties of raising children, You have given me a foretaste of the joy of Your Kingdom next to my dear little boys! What's more, children open your path to heaven! The Gate of Heaven opens with their arrival in our lives.
My dear children, pieces of eternity of which I am unworthy! Those through whom I was reborn! My life with my little ones is a blessing. Next to them, I too become more beautiful and better. It's as if, since my children were born, my life before them has been erased and I've started a new life, from zero... A life full of the joy of Heaven. Thank You, Lord! You truly saved me through the children You gave me!
What a great miracle that God made me a mother! What a wonderful path a mother has! To be a mother means to walk the path of resemblance to God. To be a mother means to learn to embrace the whole world in your heart, which now, thanks to your children, touches eternity. To be a mother means to have endless love. To be a mother means to begin to resemble the Mother of God. Tears of Heaven often stream down your suffering cheeks, tears which in heaven, before God, become diamonds. To be a mother means to take the whole world by the hand and, through your prayer, to lead it to God. Mother, what a miracle often overlooked, because she does her work in silence, in secret... A mother must resemble angels! Children came to transform her into an angel. An angel for all people.
Thank You infinitely, Lord, for being a mother! Help me to truly be worthy of this wonderful gift received through Your love!
Amen.
Iulia Enache