I hold the Keys to the Kingdom in my hand. And all I am asked to do is to say a word to my Heavenly Father and His Holy Mother.
Sometimes I have to deal with big things. Sometimes the things that I have to deal with are not only big, but they are terribly terribly big. Sometimes it seems that there is – in fact – no possibly Earthly solution to the problem at hand.
Once, I was trying to reason with a dear one about an issue and it looked as though I was never going to be able to persuade, convince or reason with this person. And the more we spoke the less we understood. And that is a very frustrating place to be in. In fact, I believe that most arguments and problems commence when two people are unable to reason with each other and so they instead resort to fighting and arguing and lots of unproductive practices to resolve the problem.
When this happened to me the very last time, I just stopped speaking and instead offered up a prayer to my Blessed Mother. I prayed the Memorare in my head and thought nothing more of the argument. And after finishing my prayer and continuing with my day, I suddenly had the urge to invite more respectful communications into my conversation with this other person.
And this was surely through the intervention of the Virgin, because although I had not prayed for any specific purpose, I had previously had no intention to change the way that I was dealing with this other person.
And it was such a small thing – that tiny prayer, muttered inside my heart where nobody else could see. And yet, I feel with a conviction that I cannot put into the words, that on that day and at that time, it was through the intercession of the of the Blessed Virgin that I was able to bring peace and love back into my interactions with that other person that day.
And I was thinking about hoe this seemingly small thing had so much power in that day.
You see, a door is a very big thing, and the lock is smaller, and the key is smaller still. And it is the key that holds the power to open the door.
And that smallest thing is not something that should be underestimated. After all, every big thing changes with the first small thing. Even the largest ship is steered by a wheel.
And when I think about that experience the other day, when I literally felt the work of God in my life after a tiny little moment of prayer that I thought nothing of at the time, contained all the power of God in Heaven. And I called Him to me in that moment, by speaking to my Mother without even knowing what it was that I wanted to say.
And when I think about that I am overcome. For I hold the Keys to the Kingdom in my hand. And all I am asked to do is to say a word to my Heavenly Father and His Holy Mother. And everything will fall into place…
For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.