she knew she needed forgiveness, which I can't say at times for myself.
@HealingInProcess for me, even if I could say (after a very long time, and help), some things were not my fault, I certainly had plenty of things after it that were.
I can't take credit for the saying- somewhere I saw it, maybe the title of a piece of artwork, but it was, "Where Misery and Mercy Meet". It sounds crazy to say for myself the relief is worth the wound, but for me it is. I think a lot of people who've lived in misery for a very, very long time can relate to that.
Far as she went, I suspect she's probably quite misunderstood, and often misrepresented. "Seven demons" was a common term for mental illness, which may have been the case; being single and self-directed unheard of (especially when women were property, and had no rights, by extension). But most of all, she was still one of the few at the Cross. So however she was, her actions can lead any reasonable person to know what it took for that. I like C.S. Lewis' definition, something like ~courage is when all virtues come together and are tested in a single point. In her case, I believe it must have included gratitude, memory, and love.
What the guy said, was something like she started with 7 demons and ended up sweet with love. Patron saint of the hopeless, I personally think, if she 'came' to me. And to let go of the past. Because she did with herself, and really I guess ultimately did again, when she was certain of the past, and the future based on it.
And apparently she loved more than she pre-planned! :laugh:
Haha- have to add just thought: one year I'm going to mass on her feast day, and a gift bag (with ribbon or a bow, I think?) blew to my feet with "? Maggie" written across it in giant about 4 inch letters with a red marker, lol. :laugh: Seriously! lol.
