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Thursday, January 14, 2021

A Memorandum from Heaven to Rape Victims by Mary Sue Barnett ARCWP





From the highest heavens 

She draws near

Her Divine Heart breaking 

for Her daughters



Her stars shine for you



She appears on earth

settling in the desert

in the holy tent

where She ministers



She wants joy for you



While Christ as Mother

invites, “Come to me 

all you who are weary 

and I will give you rest.” 



She wants you to love your life



Gentleness of heart

you will find here 

where you will know

“rest for your souls.”



She helps you




St. Joan of Arc, 

guardian against evil, 

offers lavender balm

a tender anointing 

at the tent’s entrance 



That you may flourish 



Wings of the dove 

touch gently to the ground

Providing cover from 

the searing heat 

of the daylight



You can trust Her



Ashes litter the ground 

from previous occupants

A purified blanket of 

so many past wounds



She pervades all things



The next person 

arrives eviscerated by 

the unspeakable menace




She bears your rape, struck down and afflicted 





Ducking into the tent 

unsure of who is trustworthy

But needing protection

Needing to heal



She is breath that will help you breathe



Even within these 

confines trust evades

Promises are useless 

for one so injured




She makes things well



Self protection is 

all she knows

                                     

She 

               stays nowhere 

                                              for long




She sets Her table




But need surpasses reason

Pain overwhelms fear

Relief is all that can sustain 

the humanness within 

the broken pieces




She offers you sweet bread 




Come under the wings

Drink fully from the 

breast of healing

Stay little or long

There is no cost



Your healing is sweeter than the honeycomb




Ashes fall and litter the ground

The tent warms without burn

Fear evaporates with the slowness of death

Yet sanctity abides, abounds




She sees your light



Come to the river

Wash yourself clean

Wounded and marred

Your beauty is eternal



Excelling every constellation of the stars











Woman-friendly biblical references:

Sirach 24:4a; 24:10a; 6:28b; 4:12a; 1:18b; 1:15; 24:20

Book of Wisdom 7:25; 7:24; 8:1

Proverbs 9:5

Psalm 131:2

Isaiah 55:1; 53:4

Baruch 3:37

Matthew 11:28



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