
At the exit of the Reliquary of St. Teresa de Avila, Alba de Tormes, Spain
“8. The question which the rich young man puts to Jesus of Nazareth is one which rises from the depths of his heart. It is an essential and unavoidable question for the life of every man, for it is about the moral good which must be done, and about eternal life. The young man senses that there is a connection between moral good and the fulfilment of his own destiny. He is a devout Israelite, raised as it were in the shadow of the Law of the Lord. If he asks Jesus this question, we can presume that it is not because he is ignorant of the answer contained in the Law. It is more likely that the attractiveness of the person of Jesus had prompted within him new questions about moral good. He feels the need to draw near to the One who had begun his preaching with this new and decisive proclamation: ‘The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the Gospel’ (Mk 1:15).”
Encyclical Veritatis Splendor IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
At the Throne of what is all good, there is a man who asks God a question. The question offers to God the attractiveness of HIS AUTHORITY to answer the heart of a Rich Young Man.
In Spain, I found Segovia only at the location for me to return again. I did not make it to the tomb of St. John of the Cross in Segovia, Spain on my last day of pilgrimage of Spain before my flight to return to America the following day.
And I realized the difficulty of reaching a man as a woman. Only a Father is ONE with the SON! As woman, she is Mother to him only because of the Father. My heart has realized the SON TO BE BROTHER!
Who are my brother, sister, mother?
The ones who do the WILL OF THE FATHER!
Such is the AUTHORITY of ATTRACTIVE ~
FATHER is the Authority.
I am Meryl and you are Dominic.
I am Teresa and you are John.
And when the Father loves Mother, the two are ONE and the SON IS WELL!
Meryl Viola Bravo ~

