"In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins." ~ John 4:10
Over the past month since our daughter's passing and the "waking dream" of her being released from the cage, I have been given new perspective into the meaning of the cage.
It is this: the cage was a place of safety and protection where she rested as she was dying until Our Lady went to fetch her at the moment of death.
The cage was protection from the demons who sought her soul and wanted to drag her into the depths of hell.
Prayers, her good deeds and the reception of the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation kept her from being devoured until Our Lady could fetch her, bringing her before Our Lord for her particular judgment at death.
While I fretted about this, it was actually a Gift from God. Another gift...the first was that He was given to us as expiation for our sins because God loved us.
I kept thinking that because she had been angry with God and not been faithfully practicing our faith that God would judge her harshly. I judged her more harshly than God. Forgive me, Lord.
Yet, His mercy is hard to fathom. He truly loved her and saved her because of that love, because he will not lose any that have been given to him.
Thank you, my Lord for these insights. They give me joy and peace.
