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Transformative.

Possible.

You are a miracle.

In December of 1531, just 10 years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, a poor indigenous man named Juan Diego was walking across Tepiak Hill on his way to Mass. As dawn broke, he heard beautiful music and saw a radiant woman standing before him. The woman spoke to him with tenderness in his native Nahe language and called him my little son. She revealed herself as the Virgin Mary, the mother of the true God, and asked that a church be built on that hill to show her love and compassion to all who sought her. Juan Diego carried the request to the local bishop. The bishop, skeptical but open, asked for a sign. And so Mary sent Juan Diego to return to Tepia and gather roses from the barren, frost-covered hill. That alone was a miracle. Flowers blooming in winter on a rocky mountainside. But the true miracle was still hidden, waiting to unfold. He gathered them in his Tilma, a simple cloak woven from cactus fiber, and brought them to the bishop. What followed is one of the most astonishing chapters in Christian history. When Juan Diego opened his Tilma, the roses fell to the floor and the bishop and everyone in the room fell to their knees. Imprinted on the Tilma was a vivid image of the Virgin Mary unlike any depiction ever seen before. She appeared as a young Mestiza woman, clothed with the sun standing on the moon, adorned with symbols the indigenous people immediately understood as signs of the divine. The image defies scientific explanation to this day. The fibers should have disintegrated centuries ago. They have not. The pigments do not belong to any plant, mineral, or animal known in nature. The eyes of Mary under magnification reflect tiny human figures just as a living eye would. And her posture speaks a heavenly language written in symbols the indigenous people could instantly recognize compassion, protection, and divine presence. The bishop believed at once. A church was built in Tipiac, the image became known as Our Lady of Guadalupe and became the heart of faith for a wounded people. But perhaps the greatest miracle of Guadalupe is what happened next. Within a decade, nearly 10 million indigenous people became Christian. It was the largest conversion event in the history of the Catholic Church, not by force, not by intellectual argument, not by education, but by encountering a mother who spoke to their hearts in a way no missionary ever could. Nearly 500 years later, Juan Diego's Tilma remains intact, defying science and time, a silent testimony that the Queen of Heaven once stepped gently onto Mexican soil. 20 million pilgrims visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe each year to encounter the tender presence of a mother who, 500 years ago, came to visit her children. The basilica is the fulfillment of Juan Diego's promise to Mary and the fulfillment of her promise to Juan Diego. I earnestly desire that a temple be built for me here so that I may show my love, my compassion, my help, and my protection to all the people. Miracles are God's way of gently reminding us that heaven is closer than we think. They break into our ordinary lives like beams of unexpected light, illuminating truths we so often overlook. God is with us. He sees us, and He still intervenes in human history.

Trust.

Surrender.

Believe.

Receive.

God doesn't need your strength.

He wants your surrender.

So what is today's lesson? God intervenes in history in ways that respect the culture, the place, the moment, and always according to the needs of His people. We see this pattern in the way God raises up saints to meet His people's needs, the way He raises up religious orders to meet the needs of His people, and the miracles He performs in certain places at certain times. Guadalupe is a perfect example. What is the virtue of the day? The virtue of the day is spiritual awareness. The virtue of spiritual awareness is marked by a sensitivity to the presence of God. It makes us mindful of how different people, things, and experiences unite us with God or draw us away from God. If you haven't already grabbed a copy of 33 Days of Miracles, Wonders and Grace, pick up a copy of that today and the limited-edition workbook in the bundle. Click the button below. And remember, have a great day, and don't just be yourself. Be the-very-best-version-of-yourself, all that God created you to be.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

God of miracles, wonders, and grace.

I thank you for all the good you have done in my life.

For the miracles I recognize.

And the many graces I so often overlook.

I open my heart completely to you today,

Inviting you to completely inhabit my soul.

So that through me.

Others may encounter your love.

Your mercy.

Your compassion.

Your kindness.

And your staggering generosity. Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Don't let the world steal your wonder. See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Have a great day.

Have a great day