The true storms of life demand such a discipleship of us, an absolute surrender, which mirrors that of the Virgin Mary herself.

At this moment, there can be no doubt about who Jesus is and what he asks of them.

Then ask: Is it a pearl of great price?

In time, we respond or fail to respond to God’s dreams for us.

We were made for more than the manipulation of words and images.

Love cannot be violent, cannot force itself; love must endure injury with patience and without resentment.