On the feast of the Holy name of Mary, it is fitting to share one of my favorites.

Written February 17, 2026

I am wrapped in your cloak of love as a child hidden. Wrapped in love and enveloped in grace and with every loving caress from your most tender hands I am reminded that I am yours. 

Ah. There is no place I would rather be. Oh that I would stay here forever away from the world – away from the chaos and away from all that takes me away from your loving embrace and that of your beloved Son by beautiful redeemer. 

Your cloak is my refuge, your cloak my home. Oh that I would be able to describe what joy is had from resting here. Draw me in a little closer as I reach out ever more to you. Here, it is understood that Love is above all. 

Love the one thing that can never be defeated in life or in death. The one thing. The only thing. Here in your cloak of love. All my worries are as nothing. 

Afflicted one, oh that you would know today that God has given you solace here. Oh that you would know the loving hands that leads you to the only one that “is” – The Lord God.