Friday, May 29, 2009

The Mystery of the Cross - Ode to Edith Stein


The cross is a symbol

that has become

your point of reference

in your saintly life!

Being one with your people

the Jewish people

of World War II

you asked yourself

what choice to make

in the midst of a hopeless

and losing situation

knowing deep within you

that the danger of extinction

is up and close.

Indeed you have chosen

to pay the great price

for the salvation of your soul

and the salvation of others.

You declared a big "No"

to violence and hatred!

You said unconditional "Yes"

to what is true and holy

and you offered your life,

a great martyr of our time!

My heart is so grateful

and I pray that your life

will inspire mine

and that in the cross

I can also find the meaning

of everything and be faithful

to the purpose for which

I am created and loved by God.

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