Cardinal Newman recommends that we do not think of God as a severe and harsh taskmaster. One who himself acts out of anger, with severity or harshness, or who is easily offended by others, is often led to perceive God in this light. Jesus, however, loves each one of us beyond our wildest imaginings. He seeks us out all the more earnestly the worse our situation may appear to us. Since God is forever kind and merciful, Our Lady's role is not to soften Divine justice, but to prepare our hearts to receive the countless graces the Lord has prepared for us.
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I love the artwork! Whose is it and what is it titled?
ReplyDeleteI tried and tried to find that artist and title ... I know it is in the public domain but every source I could find did not list it.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone knows, then let me know and I'll link to the source.
Thanks for checking! I have one more question. Do you have any idea how I might get a print of it?
ReplyDeleteHope I'm not being too pesky. I'm a frequent reader but not commenter.
No worries, Cindy! :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I just now remembered the artist's name! Woohoo! Which made it a heckuva lot easier to track down his art, almost all of which I absolutely love.
Here's where you can buy posters.
Thank you! I'm so glad you remembered the artist's name and the link was perfect! I've been browsing his other art and love it too!
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