"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."
—Arundhati Roy
The prophets saw visions.
They spoke in beautiful parables
About what God would do for us.
But, in my opinion,
Not one of them practiced
Clear and free Love.
Their way of life was like others'
Now here, now there, now off, now on.
Mary however said nothing else
But "Be it done to me
As God wills."
...Because she wanted nothing else
And nothing else mattered to her,
She possessed everything others read about.
This is how she laid down the conduit
Open to every humble heart.
—Hadewijch of Antwerp
(emphasis my own)
Artist: Martine Boutros, Lebanese Iconographer
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