{"id":93,"date":"2006-03-12T23:13:06","date_gmt":"2006-03-13T04:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:09:36","slug":"93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/93\/","title":{"rendered":"That Shining Moon","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christian-pics.com\/wallpaper.php?id=sun_sky\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" width=\"440\" height=\"329\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-images\/shining_moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>   <\/strong><em><font size=\"2\">It shall be established for ever as the moon, <br \/>   and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Psalm 59:57)<\/font><\/em><strong><br \/>   <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST<\/strong> night as I looked up at the moon, a thought burst into my mind. The heavenly bodies are analogies of another reality&#8230; <\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\"><em>Mary is the moon<\/em> which reflects the Son, Jesus. Though the Son is the source of light, Mary reflects Him back to us. And surrounding her are countless stars&#8211;Saints, illuminating history with her.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\">At times, Jesus seems to &quot;disappear,&quot; beyond the horizon of our suffering. But He has not left us:  at the moment He seems to vanish, <em>Jesus is already racing toward us on a new horizon<\/em>. As a sign of His presence and love, He has also left us His Mother. She does not replace the life-giving power of her Son; but like a careful mother, she lights the darkness, reminding us that He is the Light of the World&#8230; and to never doubt His mercy, even in our darkest moments. <\/font><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After I received this &quot;visual word&quot;, the following scripture raced by like a shooting star:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><code>A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.<\/code> <span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><em>&#8211;Revelations 12:1<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Psalm 59:57) &nbsp; LAST night as I looked up at the moon, a thought burst into my mind. 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