catholic-daily:

“Our soul, like Mary’s body, is to receive God Himself if only we, like her, believe, consent and receive; if only we speak her truly magic word, ‘Fiat’, “Let it be.” It is the creative word, the word God used to create the universe.” Peter Kreeft

They do not flow like poetry. Like a song of love to a lover. I so deeply wish they did. But, instead, the words are wrenched from my throat: “Let it be done to me according to Your word.”

Mother Mary, Theotokos, I am so far from you. So far from faith. So far from God. Please pray for me.